St Bartholomew’s Church, Tong
The Collegiate Church of St Bartholomew, Tong is a 15th-century church in the village of Tong, Shropshire, England, notable for its architecture and fittings, including its fan vaulting in a side chapel, rare in Shropshire, and its numerous tombs.Photo: Terry Fellows, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade I listed church in Tong, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Bartholomew” and “Saint Bartholomews”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Air Force Museum Midlands and Cosford railway station.
Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
Museum
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, located at RAF Cosford in Shropshire, is a free museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular. Royal Air Force Museum Midlands is situated 1½ miles south of St Bartholomew’s Church, Tong.
Cosford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cosford railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Cosford in Shropshire, England. It also serves RAF Cosford which is also home to a branch of the Royal Air Force Museum. Cosford railway station is situated 1¼ miles south of St Bartholomew’s Church, Tong.
RAF Cosford
Aerodrome
Photo: John Chorley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Air Force Cosford or RAF Cosford is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Cosford, Shropshire, England just to the northwest of Wolverhampton and next to Albrighton. RAF Cosford is situated 1½ miles south of St Bartholomew’s Church, Tong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tong and Albrighton.
Tong
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Tong is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, also bordering Staffordshire in England. It is located between the towns of Shifnal, Newport and Brewood.
Albrighton
Village
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Albrighton is a large village in the civil parish of Albrighton and Donington, in Shropshire, England, 8 miles northwest of Wolverhampton and 11 miles northeast of Bridgnorth. Albrighton is situated 2 miles southeast of St Bartholomew’s Church, Tong.
Boscobel
Hamlet
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boscobel was a civil parish in the east of Shropshire, England, on the border with Staffordshire. To the north is the Staffordshire village of Bishops Wood. Boscobel is situated 2½ miles east of St Bartholomew’s Church, Tong.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Tong
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tong, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.66381° or 52° 39′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.30354° or 2° 18′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C4VMM7W+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 175610034OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17529560
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In Other Languages
“St Bartholomew’s Church, Tong” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بارثولوميو”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include milepost and Tong Park Stables.
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