Church of St John the Baptist, Stokesay
The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed Church of England church in Stokesay, Shropshire, England, adjacent to Stokesay Castle. The church first dates from around 1150, and was probably the chapel to the castle.Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade I listed parish church in Stokesay, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “St John the Baptist, Stokesay”, “St John’s Church, Stokesay”, and “St John’s, Stokesay”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre and Land of Lost Content.
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is a museum in southern Shropshire, just south of Craven Arms. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is situated 2,400 feet north of Church of St John the Baptist, Stokesay.Land of Lost Content
Museum
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Land of Lost Content was a museum in Craven Arms, Shropshire, that collected everyday objects such as toys, magazines and packaging. The museum's name was taken from Poem XL in A. E. Housman's collection A Shropshire Lad. Land of Lost Content is situated 3,400 feet north of Church of St John the Baptist, Stokesay.
Craven Arms railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craven Arms railway station serves the town of Craven Arms, in Shropshire, England. Until 1974, it was known as Craven Arms and Stokesay, after the nearby coaching inn and the historic settlement of Stokesay to the south. Craven Arms railway station is situated 1 mile north of Church of St John the Baptist, Stokesay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stokesay and Craven Arms.
Stokesay
Village
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stokesay is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
Craven Arms
Town
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craven Arms is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is sited on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches railway line, which link it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow respectively.
Halford
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halford is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire district, in south Shropshire, England. It lies just east of the market town of Craven Arms, on the other side of the River Onny.
Church of St John the Baptist, Stokesay
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Craven Arms, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.43072° or 52° 25′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.83116° or 2° 49′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C4VC5J9+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 178212164OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17529697
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In Other Languages
“Church of St John the Baptist, Stokesay” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Eglwys Ioan Bedyddiwr”
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