St Michael's Church, Michaelchurch | |
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![]() St Michael's Church, Michaelchurch, from the south-west | |
51°55′34″N 2°41′50″W / 51.926056°N 2.697278°W | |
OS grid reference | SO 521 255 |
Location | Michaelchurch, Herefordshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
History | |
Founded | 1056 (?) |
Founder(s) | Herwald, Bishop of Llandaff (?) |
Dedication | Saint Michael |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Redundant |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 30 April 1986 |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Norman |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, stone slate roofs |
St Michael's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Tretire with Michaelchurch, Herefordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It is in an isolated position in a field some 5 miles (8 km) to the west of Ross-on-Wye.[3] The church is notable for its 13th-century wall paintings,[2] and the presence of a reconstructed Roman altar.[3]