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All Saints, Berrington, Shropshire

Location
(52°39′31″N, 2°41′51″W)
Berrington
SJ 529 070
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Shropshire
now Shropshire
medieval Hereford
now Hereford
  • Barbara Zeitler
23 June 1999

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Feature Sets
Description

The church has a 13thc. nave, with 14thc. S aisle, and mid 14thc. chancel. The tower is 15thc. or early 16thc. The church was restored in 1877 by Edward Haycock of Shrewsbury. Romanesque sculpture is found on a late 11th - early 12thc. font situated at W end of nave.

History

DS records that the manor of Berrington was held by Rainald the Sheriff, of Roger, Earl of Shrewsbury, while the church was held by the Abbey of St Peter in Shrewsbury. in 1170, a priest, Andrew, is recorded as being the incumbent (Anderson 1864, 204).

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

The geometric or stylised plant ornament between (5) and (6) may date from a period later than the 12thc. Pevsner suggests that the font was recut at a later stage.

Bibliography

J. C. Anderson,Shropshire: Its Early History and Antiquities. 1864, 203-4.

R. W. Eyton, Antiquities of Shropshire, 6, London: J. R. Smith, 1857, 33-47.

N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Shropshire. London 1958, 73.

The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Shropshire, VIII, 26-27.

G. J. L. Williams, Berrington Church. The Church of All Saints, Berrington, Shropshire. Leaflet, 1992.