Loppington: St Michael & All Angels

Name:
Loppington: St Michael & All Angels
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
620602
Diocese:
Lichfield
Archdeaconry:
Salop
Parish:
Loppington

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade I Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: Loppington

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

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Summary Description

A grade I listed church mostly dating from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, with partial rebuilding and restoration programs in the mid-seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Some Norman stonework survives in the nave. The building material is dressed sandstone, which is not plastered or painted and gives the interior a natural and warm feeling. The church has four hatchments dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and various wall monuments mostly from the nineteenth century and modern tapestries. The church suffered considerable damage by Royalists during the civil war in 1643.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.bmlnparishes.co.uk

Sources and Further Information

CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 7410 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 2
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/4385/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 3 Bells [Archive/Index]
3 Bells