Barrow / Barrow nr. Much Wenlock

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view of church exterior - southeast view

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 April 2007 by John M [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/415898] [accessed 6 July 2015]
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INFORMATION

FontID: 19931BAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Giles
Church Patron Saints: St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Church Location: B4376, Barrow, Shropshire TF12 5BW
Country Name: England
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located on the B4376, 3 km E of Much Wenlock, 8 km S of Telford, between Ironbridge and Much Wenlock
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Historical Region: Hundred of Munslow, Liberty and Borough of Wenlock
Font Notes:
No entry found in the Domesday survey for this Barrow. The Victoria County History (Shropshire, vol. 10, 1998) notes: "Barrow was part of the large parish of Holy Trinity, Much Wenlock. Probably by the mid 11th century the minster at Much Wenlock had built a chapel at Barrow. [...] By 1277 Wenlock priory was presenting a rector of Barrow chapel [...] who presumably received the tithes of Barrow. In 1283 the priory reasserted Wenlock's ancient parochial rights and the rector was reduced to the status of chaplain, owing dues to the vicar of Much Wenlock, who was declared to have cure of souls in Barrow. [...] The church of St. Giles, so dedicated by c. 1740 [...] comprises chancel, nave, north chapel, south porch, and west tower. The chancel, 5.74 by 3.88 m. internally, may date from the early or mid 11th century"; no font mentioned. A plain modern font is located by the west entranceway. [NB: we have no information on the font of the early- or mid-11th century church here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.5965, -2.5065
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 35′ 47.4″ N, 2° 30′ 23.4″ W
UTM: 30U 533427 5827500

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2015-07-06 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.