Holy Trinity - Much Wenlock - Shropshire

Holy Trinity - Much Wenlock - Shropshire
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Much Wenlock Parish Church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and is a place made sacred by lives and prayers for more than 1300 years. The first church on this site was Anglo-Saxon, built about AD 680.

The present nave was built in 1150 by the Cluniac monks of Wenlock Priory.

Unusually there are no fewer than 3 sedilia (useful when the clergy needed a rest) and a piscina (for disposing of holy water) inset into the wall beside the altar. 

John Arthur Greer died "at the head of his men" during a night attack on a rebal camp in what was then the Gold Coast.

William Penny Brookes (13 August 1809 – 11 December 1895) was an English surgeon, especially known for inspiring the modern Olympic Games, the Wenlock Olympian Games and for his promotion of physical education and personal betterment.

Charles Gaskell was killed in an air accident whilst on active service.