Fladbury Parish Church

The Parish of Fladbury, Hill & Moor, Wyre Piddle, Cropthorne and Charlton comprises five churches, pictured below. Following Rev. Lynn Busfield moving to Pinvin in 2011 the Five Alive Parish is organised as part of a wider group of Parishes that include Bowland Parish, and & The Flyfords Family of Churches, overseen by Rev. Clive Fairclough.

St John the Baptist church in Fladbury has been a site of Christian worship since monks settled here in 691AD when Ethelred, King or Mercia, made a grant of land to Oftfor the then Bishop of Worcester. The monks later moved on to found the monastery that became Evesham Abbey. No trace of the early Saxon building remains, the present building dates from the 12th century with only the base of the tower dating back to Norman times. The church was rebuilt in 1340 with significant restorations taking place during Victorian times. The tower has a ring of eight bells which were rehung on a new frame in 1991.

Service times: Details in the Parish Magazine the Parish church website or on notices in the Church porch.

Cropthorne church, structural problems were detected in the tower in 2005, repairs were carried out in March 2006.

Charlton church was converted from a barn. Underpinning and repairs to the wall at the Altar end were carried out in 2000 along with removal of the small bell and mound above the entrance. Charlton is the only church in the parish with an associated Juniour Church (Sunday School) Service times are:

Lower Moor Church is dedecated to St Thomas and was consecrated by Bishop Philpot in May 1869.

Wyre Piddle church.