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The churchyard of St James's Church is an ancient monument in Shropshire that preserves evidence of medieval and later burial practice and parish organisation. The churchyard contains a number of monuments spanning several centuries, reflecting the continuity of Christian worship and community use at this site. St James's Church itself dates substantially from the medieval period, and the churchyard forms an integral part of this ecclesiastical landscape, demonstrating the spatial relationship between the church building and its surrounding burial ground that was typical of English parishes. The site retains archaeological and historical value as a record of local commemorative practice and the material culture of successive generations.
Churchyard of St James's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020852. View the official record →
The churchyard of St James's Church is an ancient monument in Shropshire that preserves evidence of medieval and later burial practice and parish organisation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020852.
Churchyard of St James's Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020852.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blists Hill Iron Furnaces (3.4 km), Lilleshall Beam Blowing Engines (3.5 km), Darby Ironworks, Coalbrookdale (furnaces, forehearths and blowing house areas) (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard of St James's Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Churchyard of St James's Church stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.