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.

Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Anglican church
Description: church at Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, England
Also known as
“St Mark’s”
“St Marks Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Landywood railway station and St Andrew’s Church.

Landywood railway station

Railway station

John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Landywood railway station is situated in the village of Landywood in Staffordshire, England. Landywood railway station is situated 3,600 feet south of St Mark’s Church, Great Wyrley.

St Andrew’s Church

Church

Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Wyrley is a village and civil parish in the… St Andrew’s Church is situated 3,800 feet south of St Mark’s Church, Great Wyrley.

Cannock railway station

Railway station

Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Cannock railway station serves the town of Cannock in the Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. Cannock railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of St Mark’s Church, Great Wyrley.