St Wilfrid's Church, Barrow-upon-Trent
St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire.
History
The Church is a pre conquest Anglo Saxon building. It was given to the Knights Hospitaller in 1165 by Robert de Bakepuiz and they developed the building until around 1540. The church is home to an alabaster effigy of a priest, thought to be John de Belton, which is believed to be the oldest existing alabaster effigy of a priest in the country. The church is mentioned along with the village in the Domesday Book. Within the churchyard is the grave of Anne Mozley, editor of the Anglican papers of Cardinal (St) John Newman.
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
- All Saints’ Church, Aston-upon-Trent
- St Andrew’s Church, Twyford
- St Bartholomew’s Church, Elvaston
- St James Church, Shardlow
- St James’ Church, Swarkestone
- St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Weston-on-Trent
Memorials
The church contains memorials to
- Elizabeth Milward (d. 1610)
- John Bancroft (d. 1803) by W Barton of Derby
- Elizabeth Mozeley (d. 1883) by R C Lomas of Derby
- Richard Sale (d. 1808) by Hall of Derby
See also
References
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Wilfrid (Grade I) (1096559)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
- ^ Ryder, Peter (2013). "A historic building assessment, appendix 6 archaeological reports 6.1 Northumberland": 54.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Turbutt, Gladwyn (1999). The Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem in Derbyshire History. Scarthin Books. ISBN 1900446014.
- ^ Badham, Sally (2016). "The rise to popularity of alabaster for memorialisation in England": 8. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 748 ISBN 0-14-143994-7
- ^ Newman, John Henry and Mozely, Anne (1891). Letters And Correspondence of John Henry Newman During His Life In the English Church. London: Longmans, Green and co.
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