St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire.The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978.
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.Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 748 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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