St. John the Baptist, France Lynch, Gloucestershire

Description

The church of St. John the Baptist, built in 1857 at a cost of £2,700, is an edifice in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, north aisle, south porch, vestry, organ chamber and a bell-cot over the chancel arch containing one bell: the capitals of the columns in the nave and the corbels of the arches in the chancel are beautifully sculptured; the font is of polished Devonshire marble: there are 258 sittings. In 1894 Sir John E. Dorington gave a donation of £1,000 for the endowment of this church.

Church Records

The register dates from the year 1858.