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	St Peter Church Lane B92 0DR Bickenhill United Kingdom
Denomination:	Anglican
Congregation:	St Peter (Diocese of Birmingham, Archdeaconry of Aston, Solihull)
Geogr. Coordinates:	52.43936° N, 1.72449° W
Reference year:	1140
Architectural style:	Gothic
Description:	Two-aisled gothic church with west tower; the north aisle has its own roof, at its eastern end a chapel is attached for the length of the chancel and of the same width as the aisle.
Name derivation:	For St Peter


Building material	Tower of yellowish Arden sandstone, remainder of the church from rosy and red sandstone.

History:

1140:	Construction of the original church
1300:	Modification of the chancel
About 1632:	Extensive repairs
1886:	Reconstruction of the tower after a lightning strike
1887:	Reconstruction of the south wall of nave and chancel

Important persons:

Patron:

Peter (1–64 (?), apostle and martyr)

Dimensions:

Length [m]:	22
Nave Span [m]:	5

Sources

Dargue, William: A History of Birmingham Churches from A to Y: Bickenhill – St Peter, https://ahistoryofbirminghamchurches.jimdo.com/parishes-in-the-diocese-of-birmingham-outside-the-city/bickenhill-st-peter/, retrieved 29/11/2017

St Peter's Church, Bickenhill: History of the Church, http://www.stpeterbickenhill.org.uk/index.php/history-of-the-church, retrieved 29/11/2017