St Swithun's Church, Brookthorpe

St Swithun's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.HistoryThe church was built in the 13th century. A north aisle was added in 1892 during a restoration.ArchitectureExteriorSt Swithun's is constructed in limestone with stone slate roofs. Its plan consists of a nave with a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel with a roof at a lower level than the nave, a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower is in two stages with a saddleback roof. In the lower stage on the west side is a lancet window. The upper stage contains louvred bell openings. On the south of the church, the gabled porch has diagonal buttresses and two-light window on its sides. On the north side there is a gabled buttress at the east end and a lancet window. To the right of this is the aisle with a lean-to roof. This has two triple windows in the north wall, a lancet window on the east, and a chimney at its junction with the nave. At its west end the aisle is continuous with the vestry. The east window in the chancel is a lancet in Early English style. On the south wall of the chancel is a priest's door with a lancet window on its left, and a two-light window on the right. The north wall has a two-light window in Early English style.