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St Dunstan's Church, Cranford Park, Hounslow, London

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Accessibility

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/15517/facilities/

2025:

"Disability Toilet

Disability Parking

Baby Changing Facilities

Ramped Entrance

Large Print"

Brief description

https://www.saintdunstan.org.uk/section/4

2025: "St Dunstan's is the Parish Church of Cranford. The parish was originally known as Cranford St John; the Patron Saint being St John the Baptist.

We know that during the reign of Edward the Confessor the Manor was owned by Turstan, the King's Thane and later passed to John de Cranford, who passed it to the Order of the Knights Templar. When the Knights Templar were abolished the Manor and Parish were vested in the Crown until 1310, when it was passed to the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem.

The records tell us that Bishop Roger of Lichfield presented a priest to the living in 1363. However, by 1365 the Abbot and Convent of Thame (near Oxford) were in possession of the advowson.

With the dissolution of Religious Houses by Henry VIII, the Manor and advowson were given by the King to his friend, Henry, Lord Windsor, whose family help possession until 1604.

In 1604 the estate was purchased by Sir Roger Aston, gentleman of the bed chamber and confidential minister of James VI of Scotland. Upon the death of Sir Roger, with no surviving male heir, the estate was acquired, in 1618, by Elizabeth Lady Berkeley. It remains a living of the Berkeley family today.

From the surviving records and documents we can safely assume that a church has stood upon the present site of St Dunstan's from Saxon times. The earliest known reference is to be found in Sir Montague Sharpe's edition of "Middlesex in British, Roman and Saxon Times", in which he mentions the church at Cranford as one of those built upon the site of a compita, or 'little chapel', which usually stood at the crossroads, and where the Romans offered sacrifices to their rurual gods twice a year. When Pope Gregory I sent St Augustine and his missionary priests to Britain he directed them to 'utilise the sacred places of the Pagans for the service of the true God, and to adapt them to the uses of the Christian Church.'

St Dunstan's is also mentioned in the Domesday Book, as is the fact that a virgate of land (about 30 acres) was held for the maintenance of the priest who served at the church prior to the Norman conquest."

Address

The Rectory

34 High Street

Cranford
Hounslow
Greater London
TW5 9RG"

Email

2025: Parish Priest: fathermichaelgill@gmail.com

Phone

2025: Parish Priest: (020) 8897 8836

Website

https://www.saintdunstan.org.uk/

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/15517/

Directions

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/15517/find-us/

https://www.saintdunstan.org.uk/section/37

2025:
"Nearest Station: Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth Line and Great Western Railway) and E6.

Nearest bus: E6 (alight at Cranford Drive) thence via Roseville Road and signposted subway beneath the M4.

Access by car is from the roundabout for the A312 and Junction 3 of the M4 - the entrance is between the northbound A312 and the slip road to the westbound M4

PLEASE NOTE THAT GOOGLE MAPS HAS THE POSTAL ADDRESS OF ST DUNSTAN'S WHERE THE RECTORY IS WHICH IS A MILE AWAY FROM THE CHURCH. GOOGLE HAS IT IN HARLINGTON WHICH IS INCORRECT

TYPING IN TW5 9RZ ONTO GOOGLE MAPS WILL GIVE YOU THE CAR PARK RIGHT BY ST DUNSTAN'S.

Cranford Park.

TW5 9RZ This is for sat-nav ONLY - NOT FOR MAIL

If you'd prefer to navigate using Google Maps please use the button below

Open Google Maps"

Opening Times

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/15517/find-us/

https://www.saintdunstan.org.uk/

2025:

"Monday

12:00-12:30pm

Tuesday

12:00-12:30pm

Wednesday

10:00-10:30am

Thursday

CLOSED

Friday

11:00-11:30am

Saturday

10:00-10:30am

Sunday

10:30am-11:30am"

"At present St Dunstan's is only open for services. Should you wish to visit the church outside these times then please contact the Rector, Fr Michael Gill, and he will do his best to arrange a visit."

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

https://www.saintdunstan.org.uk/section/37

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/15517/

Amenities

Events

Park

Conservation area

Guidebooks

Listed building

+ Grave of Tony Hancock

Harlington

Hounslow

TW5 9RU

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