Peterchurch
{{Short description|Village in Herefordshire, England}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| shire_county = Herefordshire
| unitary_england = Herefordshire
| region = West Midlands
| coordinates = {{coord|52.043|N|2.955|W}}
| static_image_name = Peterchurch village, with St Peter's church, from top of Basley Lane - geograph.org.uk - 1455637.jpg
| static_image_caption = Peterchurch village, with St Peter's church
| constituency_westminster = Hereford and South Herefordshire
| postcode_district = HR2
| postcode_area = HR
| post_town = Hereford
| population = 1,091
| population_ref = (2011 Census)
}}
Peterchurch is a village and civil parish in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. The countryside features extensive views of the Black Mountains but the village itself is architecturally undistinguished. It was known for the award-winning 'church reordering' scheme within the Norman church,[http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/local/community_news/o_p/peterchurch/9522617.Peterchurch_work_of_art_arriving_at_centre/ 'Peterchurch work of art arriving at centre'], Hereford Times, 9 February 2012. {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130419092330/http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/local/community_news/o_p/peterchurch/9522617.Peterchurch_work_of_art_arriving_at_centre/ |date=19 April 2013 }} carried out in 2012 by the Herefordshire-based architects Communion Design.
Population
In 1848, the population was recorded to be 745.{{Cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp558-564#h3-0004|title = Peter, St. - Petworth | British History Online}} The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,091.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127531&c=HR2+0RG&d=16&e=62&g=6385880&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1446206426688&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=30 October 2015}}
Church
The Norman church, dedicated to St. Peter, was built based on the unusual basilica model having four chambers. The church's foundations were traced back to 786, and parts of the Saxon walls can still be seen in the sanctuary. The original stone altar is in place, which was built dating back before the Reformation.
The original church spire was removed in about 1950.{{Cite book|last=Pevsner|first=Nikolaus|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1238083783|title=The buildings of England: Herefordshire|date=1963|publisher=Penguin Books|location=Harmondsworth|page=270|language=English|oclc=1238083783}} The modern spire is made of fibreglass and was installed in 1972.{{Cite news|date=21 June 1972|title=New spire is hoisted - but doesn't fit|page=6|work=Birmingham Daily Post|via=British Newspaper Archive}} It was for a time, the tallest fibreglass spire in the country.
Robert Jones, recipient of the Victoria Cross for his role at Rorke's Drift, is buried in St Peter's Churchyard.[https://books.google.com/books?id=d1GDDQAAQBAJ&dq=Robert+Jones+st+peters+churchyard&pg=PT153 Rorke's Drift Men: Heroes of the Zulu War]
Railways
The village was formerly served by a station on the Golden Valley Railway from 1881 until its closure in the 1950s.
Well
See also
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