St Alkmund's Church, Whitchurch
1713 establishments in EnglandChurch of England church buildings in ShropshireChurches completed in 1713Diocese of LichfieldGrade I listed churches in Shropshire ... and 3 more
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St Alkmund's Church is an active Anglican parish church in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. By tradition, this church was founded in the 900s CE by the Saxon Queen Æthelflæd ('Lady of the Mercians' and daughter of Alfred the Great). Certain sources suggest that the saint to whom it is dedicated, St. Alkmund, (the son of Alhred, King of Northumbria (d. c. 800), was first buried in Whitchurch.It is in the diocese of Lichfield, the archdeaconry of Salop and the deanery of Wem and Whitchurch.The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England which has designated it a Grade I listed building.It stands at an elevated position in the centre of the town.
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N 52.9708 ° | E -2.6849 ° |
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Saint Alkmund
Bargates
SY13 1LQ , Whitchurch Urban
England, United Kingdom
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