St Mary’s Church, Sheriffhales
The Church of St Mary, Sheriffhales, is a Church of England place of worship in the village of Sheriffhales, near the eastern edge of Shropshire, although for most of its history the parish was mainly in Staffordshire, with a small portion in Shropshire.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Sheriffhales, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Mary” and “St Mary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Donnington Wood Canal and Lilleshall Abbey.
Donnington Wood Canal
Canal
Photo: Bob1960evens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Donnington Wood Canal was a 5.5-mile private canal in East Shropshire, England, which ran from coal pits owned by Earl Gower at Donnington Wood to Pave Lane on the Wolverhampton to Newport Turnpike Road. Donnington Wood Canal is situated 2½ miles northwest of St Mary’s Church, Sheriffhales.
Lilleshall Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lilleshall Abbey was an Augustinian abbey in Shropshire, England, today located 6 miles north of Telford. It was founded between 1145 and 1148 and followed the austere customs and observance of the Abbey of Arrouaise in northern France. Lilleshall Abbey is situated 2 miles northwest of St Mary’s Church, Sheriffhales.
Lilleshall Hall
Building
Photo: Jack Barber, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lilleshall Hall is a large former country house and estate at Lilleshall, Shropshire, England. It is run by Serco Leisure Operating Ltd on behalf of Sport England as one of three National Sports Centres, alongside Bisham Abbey and Plas y Brenin. Lilleshall Hall is situated 1½ miles north of St Mary’s Church, Sheriffhales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheriffhales and Great Chatwell.
Sheriffhales
Village
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheriffhales is a scattered village in Shropshire, England, 4 miles north-east of Telford, 3 miles north of Shifnal and 4 miles south of Newport. The name derives from Halh and scīr-rēfa which is a combination of Hales and Sheriff.
Great Chatwell
Hamlet
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Chatwell is a small village within the civil parish of Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard, in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Great Chatwell is situated 2½ miles northeast of St Mary’s Church, Sheriffhales.
Shifnal
Photo: Shropman, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Shifnal is a small market town in Shropshire. Some writers have claimed that Shifnal was the inspiration for Market Blandings, a town that appears in several of P.G.
St Mary’s Church, Sheriffhales
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sheriffhales, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.70543° or 52° 42′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.35955° or 2° 21′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C4VPJ4R+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 830082074OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17536173
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