(find out more about the cover image - via the Barton Stacey History society)
Key Dates
1066: Mentioned in Domesday Book at a value of 15 shillings
Late 12th Century: Rebuilt in Norman transitional style
1086: Advowson granted by William the Conqueror to the de Piste family
1136: Advowson transferred to Abbey of Lanthony – originally in Wales, but then moved to Gloucester
Mid 13th Century: Major rebuilding in early English (Gothic) style
c. 1510: Additional building of fine turreted and embattled tower
1541: Advowson granted by Henry VIII to the Dean and Chapter of Winchester – who are still the present patrons
1635: The church is noted as being in a “ruinous state”
1792: Church shelters villagers made homeless by a fire which swept the village
1848: Foundations reseated and seating replaced
1877: Pine arch roof added to the chancel and open wooden porch replaced
1894: Chancel pillars reset, transept wooden floors replaced
1902: Present pulpit and lectern installed
1918: Carved wooden memorial erected to parishioners who died in World War One
1971: Replaced brick floor with tiles and repaired the vestry in the North transept
1989: Major restoration of stone and flint work
2000: Major refurbishment of church facilities and fittings
2016-17: External gates replaced, honouring HM The Queen, and victims of the Barton Stacey fire of 1792.
See also an article on the Britain Express history website (external website, the content of which we have not supplied).