St Eata's Church, Atcham

St Eata's Church, Atcham
St Eata's Church, Atcham, from the southwest
St Eata's Church, Atcham is located in Shropshire
St Eata's Church, Atcham
St Eata's Church, Atcham
Location in Shropshire
52°40′43″N 2°40′49″W / 52.6785°N 2.6804°W / 52.6785; -2.6804
OS grid referenceSJ 541 092
LocationAtcham, Shropshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitewww.steatas.com
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Eata
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated13 June 1958
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNorman, Gothic
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, tiled roofs
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseLichfield
ArchdeaconrySalop
DeaneryShrewsbury
ParishAtcham
Clergy
RectorThe Rev'd Andrew Knight
Norman doorway in the tower

St Eata's Church is in the village of Atcham, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Shrewsbury, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield. Its benefice is united with that of St Giles-with-Sutton, Shrewsbury.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[2] Its dedication to Eata of Hexham is unique.[3]

  1. ^ Atcham S.Eata, Atcham, Church of England, retrieved 17 October 2012
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Eata, Atcham (1176664)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 October 2012{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Shropshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 124–125, ISBN 0-300-12083-4