St Mary's Church, Edstaston

St Mary's Church, Edstaston
St Mary's Church, Edstaston in 2024
St Mary's Church, Edstaston is located in Shropshire
St Mary's Church, Edstaston
St Mary's Church, Edstaston
Location in Shropshire
52°53′00″N 2°43′05″W / 52.8832°N 2.7181°W / 52.8832; -2.7181
OS grid referenceSJ 518 320
LocationEdstaston, Shropshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Mary, Edstaston
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated28 October 1960
Architect(s)G. H. Birch (restoration)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNorman, Gothic
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, tiled roof
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseLichfield
ArchdeaconrySalop
DeaneryWem and Whitchurch
ParishEdstaston
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Daphne Hollings

St Mary's Church is in the village of Edstaston, in the civil parish of Wem Rural, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wem and Whitchurch, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield. Its benefice is united with those of St Chad, Prees, Holy Emmanuel, Fauls, Christ Church, Tilstock, and St Mary, Whixall.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is described as "one of the most complete Romanesque buildings in Shropshire".[2]

  1. ^ Edstaston S.Mary the Virgin, Edstaston, Church of England, retrieved 13 February 2013
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Wem Rural (1236691)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2013