St Wilfrid's Church, Barrow-upon-Trent

St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent is a Grade I listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire.[2]

St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent
St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent (photograph by Jerry Evans)
52°51′7.01″N 1°28′38.1″W
LocationBarrow upon Trent
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitetrentderwentparishes.org
History
DedicationSt Wilfrid
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed[1]
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Derby
ArchdeaconryDerby
DeaneryMelbourne
ParishBarron-on-Trent with Twyford

History

The Church is a pre conquest Anglo Saxon building.[3] It was given to the Knights Hospitaller in 1165 by Robert de Bakepuiz and they developed the building until around 1540.[4] The church is home to an alabaster effigy of a priest, thought to be John de Belton, which is believed to be the oldest existing alabaster effigy of a priest in the country.[5] The church is mentioned along with the village in the Domesday Book.[6] Within the churchyard is the grave of Anne Mozley, editor of the Anglican papers of Cardinal (St) John Newman.[7]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Memorials

The church contains memorials to

  • Elizabeth Milward (d. 1610)
  • John Bancroft (d. 1803) by W Barton of Derby
  • Elizabeth Mozeley (d. 1883) by R C Lomas of Derby
  • Richard Sale (d. 1808) by Hall of Derby

See also

References

  1. Historic England. "Church of St Wilfrid (Grade I) (1096559)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
  3. Ryder, Peter (2013). "A historic building assessment, appendix 6 archaeological reports 6.1 Northumberland": 54. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Turbutt, Gladwyn (1999). The Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem in Derbyshire History. Scarthin Books. ISBN 1900446014.
  5. Badham, Sally (2016). "The rise to popularity of alabaster for memorialisation in England": 8. Retrieved 13 August 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 748 ISBN 0-14-143994-7
  7. Newman, John Henry and Mozely, Anne (1891). Letters And Correspondence of John Henry Newman During His Life In the English Church. London: Longmans, Green and co.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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