The parish of Christ Church, Shelton and Oxon, lies within the Diocese of Lichfield, in the county of Shropshire, England.
| Christ Church, Shelton and Oxon | |
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| 52°42′50″N 2°48′07″W / 52.714°N 2.802°W | |
| Location | Welshpool Road, Shrewsbury |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www.oxonparishchurch.co.uk |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Edward Haycock Snr |
| Style | Early English |
| Years built | 1854 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Charlotte Gompertz |
The parish church was built in 1854 by Edward Haycock Snr in Early English style with many lancet features.[1][2] It is located on Welshpool Road in what is now suburban Shrewsbury,[3] and is a Grade II listed building.[1] The exterior has rubble walls with ashlar dressings.[1] There is a bellcote and a gabled porch.[1] The interior has a scissor-braced roof, an elaborate ashlar reredos (begun in 1886 and not completed until 1904), an ashlar pulpit with a pelican motif, an octagonal ashlar font, and stained glass windows (from 1884, 1948, and 1967).[1] A new stained glass window was placed above the chancel arch to celebrate the new millennium in 2001
The churchyard contains the war graves of two airmen and a Herefordshire Regiment soldier of World War II.[4]
The parish has a population of about 8500 whilst the church has seating for 150.[5] The church was built to cater for those cut off by flooding of the River Severn,[5] on an area of land called the "Windmill Field."[6] The parish was formed from that of St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury, and includes the former townships of Crowmeole, Woodcote and Horton, Bicton Heath, and Copthorne.[7][8][9] Parish boundaries were adjusted in 1957.[10] The boundaries were redrawn in the early 21st century to reflect population growth.
In 2004 the church celebrated 150 years by planting a new Oxon Oak.
The church is linked to the Oxon Church of England Primary School, which opened next to the church in 1860,[8][11] but moved to nearby Racecourse Lane in 1959.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Historic England. "CHRIST CHURCH, WELSHPOOL ROAD (1379823)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings Of England: Shropshire, p. 592.
- ^ Locator map. Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record.
- ^ a b Church web site. Archived February 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BBC "Domesday Reloaded" website Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 17 Feb 2012.
- ^ John Ernest Auden, Shropshire, Methuen & Co., 1918, p. 180.
- ^ a b Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Adnitt and Naunton, 1910, p. 9.
- ^ London Gazette, 1855, specifying original parish boundaries.
- ^ London Gazette, 1957, specifying redrawn parish boundaries.
- ^ a b Oxon Church of England Primary School. Archived May 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- https://oxonparishchurch.co.uk
- Image Gallery: Shrewsbury, Shelton and Oxon (Shropshire Family History Society)