Upwood & The Raveleys History Pages
Churches & Chapels
St Peter's Church, Upwood is mentioned in the Doomsday survey of 1098, but nothing remains of this timber structure. The current stone building was begun in about 1100 as a simple chancel and nave construction with the later additions of the north chapel, north aisle, south aisle and west tower. The tower had to be almost entirely rebuilt in 1890 due to subsidence. |
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St Peter's Church, Upwood
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The original Wesleyan Chapel at Great Raveley was built in 1812 with seating for 150. This was destroyed by fire in the late 1890s and permission for building a new chapel, on a piece of land called The Pightle, was granted in February 1900 at a cost of £340. This new chapel, which seated 130, only survived for 37 years when, with falling attendance, the building was sold, dismantled and rebuilt in Warboys where it now stands. |
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Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Great Raveley
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St James' Church, Little Raveley
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At one time there were two Methodist Chapels in Upwood. The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was originally built in 1840 opposite the school (now the village hall). However this chapel was replaced with a new building further up the High Street in 1893. It closed in 1982 and was converted into a private residence. The chapel of the so-called "Primitive Methodists", which could seat 100, was built around 1839 on land opposite Townsend Farm. The Primitives were a breakaway sect set up in 1808 by Hugh Bourne, a lay preacher, when he was expelled from the Wesleyan movement. This building no longer exists. |
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Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Upwood
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Further Information & Useful Links
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Surname indexed transcripts of the parish registers for St Peter's Church, Upwood
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Upwood War Memorial | Photographs and full roll of honour including full background information on personnel |
Church Bells at St James' Church | Extract from The Church Bells of Huntingdonshire by Rev T.N.M. Owen M.A. |
The Chapels of Gt Raveley | Brief history of the chapels from 1812 to 1938 |
Gt Raveley Chapel 1900 Document | Transcription of document assessing need for rebuild following fire |
Surname indexed lists of graves including plot number plans
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Cambs Community Archive Network | A variety of old photographs of St Peter's Church and Gt Raveley Chapel |
St Peter's Church | Current webpage for St Peter's Church, giving details of services etc. |
Data and information on the history of St Peter's Church
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British History Online (Little Raveley) | Data and information, including floor plan, of St James' Church, Lt Raveley |