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St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent
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St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent (photograph by Jerry Evans)
52°51′7.01″N 1°28′38.1″W / 52.8519472°N 1.477250°W / 52.8519472; -1.477250
Location Barrow upon Trent
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website trentderwentparishes.org
History
Dedication St Wilfrid
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Administration
Parish Barron-on-Trent with Twyford
Deanery Melbourne
Archdeaconry Derby
Diocese Diocese of Derby

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

  • Grade I listed churches in Derbyshire
  • Listed buildings in Barrow upon Trent
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