St Giles' Church, Barrow
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St Giles' Church is in the hamlet of Barrow, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Telford Severn Gorge, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of All Saints, Broseley, St Mary, Jackfield, St Bartholomew, Benthall, and St Leonard, Linley.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[2] It is one of the earliest surviving churches in Shropshire, and contains the county's only Anglo-Saxon chancel.[3]
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St Giles' Church, Barrow | |
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52.5965°N 2.5065°W / 52.5965; -2.5065 | |
OS grid reference | SO 658 999 |
Location | Barrow, Shropshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | Broseley Parishes |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint Giles |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 24 October 1950 |
Architect(s) | G. E. Street, Ewan Christian |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Neoclassical (porch), Gothic Revival (north chapel) |
Specifications | |
Materials | Stone and brick, tiled roofs |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Hereford |
Archdeaconry | Ludlow |
Deanery | Telford Severn Gorge |
Parish | Linley with Willey and Barrow |
Clergy | |
Rector | Revd Fr. Christopher Penn |
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