St. Denys - a general overview
The church of St. Denys is located in the village of Severn Stoke, near Worcester in the UK and is part of the parish of Kempsey. It is a Church of England (CoE) church, thus a Christian place of worship. There is a link to the main CoE website in the Useful Links section. Here you can find much information on the CoE and the Christian faith in general.
The Parish of Kempsey is part of the Deanery of Upton-upon-Severn, which in turn is part of the Diocese of Worcester. There is a link to the Worcester Diocese website in the Useful Links section too.
For further information on the history of the church - see the History Sites in the Useful Links section. Pictures of the church can be found in the section Gallery - St. Denys.
St. Denys has a sister church of St. Mary's in Kempsey.
Contacts
Please see this page for more information : Contacts
Map - how to find St. Denys
The nearest PostCode, for use in a SatNav system is : WR8 9JQ.
Map courtesy of MultiMap.com : Map for St. Denys' church, Severn Stoke, Worcester, UK.
Note : St. Denys is located at the end of Church Lane in Severn Stoke and is clearly visible from the A38. It is situated near the Crown pub.
If you want to see the location in Google Earth, please use the following co-ordinates :
52° 5'38.65"N, 2°12'41.70"W
You should be able to cut and paste these co-ordinates directly into the search criteria.
Directions - how to find St. Denys
Severn Stoke is situated on the A38, approximately 6 miles south of Worcester and 12 miles north of Tewkesbury. It is accessible by car from the M5 (J7) or the M50 (J1). There are rail links into Worcester (Foregate Street and Shrub Hill) but no direct train service to Severn Stoke itself. Buses run from Worcester and Tewkesbury through Severn Stoke. Severn Stoke is a very small village and it is easy to find the church as it is visible from the main road.
By car, from the North - Head south on the A38 from Worcester (or from J7 of the M5). The third village you come to (about 6 miles) is Severn Stoke (having driven through Kempsey and Clifton). Church Lane is on the right and the church is next to the Rose & Crown pub, which also has a sign by the road. The church is clearly visible from the main road from this direction.
By car, from the South - Head north on the A38 from Tewkesbury (or from J1 of the M50). Severn Stoke is about 6 miles north of the M50 junction with the A38 and 6 miles south of Worcester itself. Once in Severn Stoke, Church Lane is on the left, but the church is not so visible from the main road from this direction. However, the sign for the Rose & Crown pub, which is next to the church, is clearly visible from the road.
Other information
An extract from The Historic Churches Preservation Trust is shown below :
"Dates from C12th with C14th Warwick Chapel & later tower. Victorian restorations removed external rendering & internal painted plasterwork, leaving only a small portion. This exposed older carved stone fragments along with a scratch dial. There is medieval glass in Warwick Chapel windows & north nave window houses 1924 stained glass by Archibald John Davies of Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts. Wall mounted memorials adorn some walls, earliest being 1598, with C19th tablets recording Coventry family members as Earls of Coventry were patrons. Church is set in churchyard with views across Severn plain to Malvern Hills. Small rural parish of Severn Stoke with Croome d'Abotot complements larger St Mary's, Kempsey with which shares joint benefice.".