52°22′6″N 2°43′7″W / 52.36833°N 2.71861°W
| St Laurence's Church, Ludlow | |
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| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Liberal Catholic |
| Website | stlaurences.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Laurence |
| Specifications | |
| Tower height | 157 feet (48 m) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Hereford |
| Archdeaconry | Ludlow |
| Deanery | Ludlow |
| Parish | Ludlow St Laurence |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | Rev'd Kelvin Price (Rector) |
| Curate(s) | Rev'd Lawrence Gittins |
| Asst Curate(s) | Rev'd Wayne Davies |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Michael Oakley |
| Organist(s) | Roger Judd |
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.[1]
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches".[2][3] It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.[4]
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Laurence and attached railings (1202794)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ St Laurence's Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine History and tour
- ^ Shropshire Star St Laurence's Church in Ludlow - the Cathedral of the Marches
- ^ Shropshire Star Ludlow church looks to future after £500,000 repairs (1 July 2014)