St Mark’s Church, Great Wyrley
St Mark's is the parish church of Great Wyrley, South Staffordshire, England. It is known for having had the first South Asian vicar of any Church of England parish, Shapurji Edalji, and for its association with Edalji's son George, who was falsely convicted on a charge of injuring a pony, and cleared after the intervention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church at Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, England
- Also known as: “St Mark’s” and “St Marks Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Landywood railway station and St Andrew’s Church.
Landywood railway station
Railway station
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Landywood railway station is situated in the village of Landywood in Staffordshire, England. As well as Landywood, the station also serves the adjacent villages of Cheslyn Hay and Great Wyrley. Landywood railway station is situated 3,600 feet south of St Mark’s Church, Great Wyrley.
St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Wyrley is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It forms a built-up area with nearby Cheslyn Hay, Churchbridge, Landywood and Little Wyrley. St Andrew’s Church is situated 3,800 feet south of St Mark’s Church, Great Wyrley.
Cannock railway station
Railway station
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Cannock railway station serves the town of Cannock in the Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. It is situated on the Chase Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by West Midlands Trains. Cannock railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of St Mark’s Church, Great Wyrley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay.
Great Wyrley
Village
Photo: Angella Streluk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Wyrley is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It forms a built-up area with nearby Cheslyn Hay, Churchbridge, Landywood and Little Wyrley.
Cheslyn Hay
Village
Cheslyn Hay is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is 3 miles south of Cannock, 10 miles north of Walsall, 9 miles northeast of Wolverhampton, and 13 miles south of Stafford.
Landywood
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Landywood is an area of Great Wyrley in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Landywood is part of the South Staffordshire ward named "Great Wyrley Landywood", It lies 3 miles north of Bloxwich, 3 miles south from Cannock and 6 miles north of Walsall.
St Mark’s Church, Great Wyrley
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Great Wyrley, South Staffordshire District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6665° or 52° 39′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.02293° or 2° 1′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C4VMX8G+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 330985008OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q19394800
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In Other Languages
“St Mark’s Church, Great Wyrley” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت مارك”
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