St Wilfrid's Church, Barrow-upon-Trent explained

St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent
Coordinates:	52.8519°N -1.4773°W
Location:	Barrow upon Trent
Country:	England
Denomination:	Church of England
Website:	trentderwentparishes.org
Dedication:	St Wilfrid
Heritage Designation:	Grade I listed
Parish:	Barron-on-Trent with Twyford
Deanery:	Melbourne
Archdeaconry:	Derby
Diocese:	Diocese of Derby

St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire.^[1]

History

The Church is a pre conquest Anglo Saxon building.^[2] It was given to the Knights Hospitaller in 1165 by Robert de Bakepuiz and they developed the building until around 1540.^[3] 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.^[4] The church is mentioned along with the village in the Domesday Book.^[5] Within the churchyard is the grave of Anne Mozley, editor of the Anglican papers of Cardinal (St) John Newman.^[6]

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

Notes and References

1. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978.
2. Ryder . Peter . A historic building assessment, appendix 6 archaeological reports 6.1 Northumberland . 2013 . 54.
3. Book: Turbutt . Gladwyn . The Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem in Derbyshire History . 1999 . Scarthin Books . 1900446014.
4. Badham . Sally . The rise to popularity of alabaster for memorialisation in England . 2016 . 8 . 13 August 2020.
5. Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 748
6. Book: Newman, John Henry and Mozely, Anne . Letters And Correspondence of John Henry Newman During His Life In the English Church . 1891 . Longmans, Green and co . London.