St Mary's Church, Edstaston | |
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52°53′00″N 2°43′05″W / 52.8832°N 2.7181°W | |
OS grid reference | SJ 518 320 |
Location | Edstaston, Shropshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | St Mary, Edstaston |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 28 October 1960 |
Architect(s) | G. H. Birch (restoration) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Norman, Gothic |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, tiled roof |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Lichfield |
Archdeaconry | Salop |
Deanery | Wem and Whitchurch |
Parish | Edstaston |
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]