Westbury on Trym Parish Church

Family church
Jan 24th, 2023

This church is so worth a visit. They have an amazing Christmas tree display just before Christmas. It's a beautiful place and somewhere you can really feel at peace.
Dec 19th, 2022

Westbury on Trym is an old place. And this is an church...In the 6th century Westbury was in the territory ofHwicce, very much a British stronghold against the saxon invaders, which became part of the kingdom ofMerciain the 7th century. The earliest record of Westbury, in the formUuestburg, was in a charter dated between 793 and 796.-burgor-burywas from theOld Englishburh, which usually meant a fort but could also mean a fortified house or aminster. The name may refer to a minster already present on the site of theparish churchin the 8th century. It is not clear why the burh was "west". It possibly referred to the westernmost minster in the territory of Hwicce. At the end of the 8th century, KingOffa of Merciagranted land at Westbury to his minister,Aethelmund. Early in the 9th century land at Westbury passed to theBishop of Worcester. Later there was amonasteryat Westbury, probably initially a secular one, with married clergy. This changed towards the end of the 10th century whenOswald of Worcester, in whosediocesethe monastery lay, sent a party of 12 monks to follow more stringent rules at the . The monastery became a college with adeanandcanonsat the end of the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the mid-15th century to resemble a miniaturecastlewith turrets and a gatehouse. Westbury College wasdissolvedin 1544 and became a private house. TheRoyalistPrince Rupert of the Rhineused it as his quarters during theEnglish Civil War. When he left, in 1643, he ordered it to be set on fire so that theParliamentarianscould not make use of it. In the 20th century some of the college buildings were restored.Westbury College Gatehousepassed into the hands of theNational Trustand the grounds were adapted for housingelderlypeople.
Feb 5th, 2023

A really welcoming and caring church, the church choir was exceptional, I had the pleasure of hearing them sing Zodak the Priest and was astounded by there talent especially being a local parish church.
Dec 10th, 2022

Gorgeous church which I never knew existed set back from the main road through Westbury On Trym, till my visit in memory of my dad.
Dec 9th, 2022