Church of the Resurrection, Hurley
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Church of the Resurrection is a small wooden Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

 church in Hurley
Hurley, Warwickshire
Hurley is a village in Warwickshire, England. It is located in the North Warwickshire district of the county, close to the village of Kingsbury and is part of the civil parish of its neighbour...

, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...

, England, dating from 1861 It is part of the parish of Baxterley with Hurley and Wood End.

History

The church was built in 1861 as a school. It was also used for Sunday services. the school later moved to a brick building behind the original wooden building. the later building was knocked down in 1998, when it was replaced by the current school building a short distance away. The foundations of the second building are still visible on the car park.

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The Church is made of wood and cast iron and is a green colour, it sits on the edge of Hurley. There is a graveyard to the church a short distance way, It is part of the Kingsbury and Baxterley group of churches along with Baxterley
Baxterley Church
The Church, Baxterley is a church near Wood End in Warwickshire, England, however it is named after the village of Baxterley. It is part of the parish of Baxterley with Hurley and Wood End. it dates from the 12th century.-History:...

, Kingsbury
Church of St Peter & St Paul, Kingsbury
Church of St Peter & St Paul is an Church of England parish church in the village of Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England. It is the only Church of England church in the parish and it dates from the 12th century-History:...

, Merevale and Wood End
St Michael & All Angels Church, Wood End
St Michael & All Angels Church is a Church of England church in the village of Wood End, Warwickshire, England. Built in 1906, this small wooden church is part of the parish of Baxterley with Hurley and Wood End-History:...

, All five share the same vicar who is currently Revd. Janet Gasper.

It is part of the Deanery of Polesworth, which is part of the Arch Deanery of Aston.

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