Our grade 11 listed church in the small village of Alderton is dedicated to St Giles an 7th century french Abbot, who gave much of his time to the care of lepers. It is thought that the church dates from about the 11th or 12th century, although there was an extensive rebuild in the 19th century when a spire was also added to the tower. The church was largely rebuilt during the renovation of the 19th century (1844-45) undertaken by James Thomson using elements from the 12th to 15th century church. The original features that remained after this included pointed arches, the roof of the nave, the Saxon pillars of the north door and most of the tower.
GAUZEBROOK CHURCHES
The Gauzebrook Group consists of 8 rural parishes in North Wiltshire. We are part of the Diocese of Bristol in the Church of England.
THE SIX BELLS OF ST GILES
St Giles has a set of 6 bells that were refurbished a few years ago with a Millennium Fund grant . We have a team of bell ringers with practice every Thursday.
To hear the bells click on the image above
Font still in its original position after the rebuild.
Sort Code: 30-65-22
Account Number: 81269868
Account Name: ST. GILES ALDERTON
Bank Account Details
Next Service
Sunday 2nd November @ 9.30am
The doors of St Giles church are open 24/7 for private reflection or worship. For such a small village this is difficult to fund. Should you feel able to assist keeping such a fine historical building available for all, then we would appreciate any contribution - no matter how small. Below is our QR code and also our bank details. Thank you.