St Wilfrid's Church, Barrow-upon-Trent

St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent
St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent (photograph by Jerry Evans)
Map
52°51′7.01″N 1°28′38.1″W / 52.8519472°N 1.477250°W / 52.8519472; -1.477250
LocationBarrow upon Trent
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitetrentderwentparishes.org
History
DedicationSt Wilfrid
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed[1]
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Derby
ArchdeaconryDerby
DeaneryMelbourne
ParishBarron-on-Trent with Twyford

St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent is a Grade I listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire.[2]

History

The Church is a pre conquest Anglo Saxon building.[3] It was given to the Knights Hospitaller in 1165 by Robert de Bakepuiz and they developed the building until around 1540.[4] 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.[5] The church is mentioned along with the village in the Domesday Book.[6] Within the churchyard is the grave of Anne Mozley, editor of the Anglican papers of Cardinal (St) John Newman.[7]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

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

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Wilfrid (Grade I) (1096559)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ^ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
  3. ^ Ryder, Peter (2013). "A historic building assessment, appendix 6 archaeological reports 6.1 Northumberland": 54. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Turbutt, Gladwyn (1999). The Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem in Derbyshire History. Scarthin Books. ISBN 1900446014.
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 748 ISBN 0-14-143994-7
  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)