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Latitude: 52.4653 / 52°27'55"N
Longitude: -2.8371 / 2°50'13"W
OS Eastings: 343224
OS Northings: 285591
OS Grid: SO432855
Mapcode National: GBR BF.KS6J
Mapcode Global: VH766.R9ZF
Plus Code: 9C4VF587+45
Entry Name: Church of the Holy Trinity
Listing Date: 12 November 1954
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1269808
English Heritage Legacy ID: 460393
ID on this website: 101269808
Location: Holy Trinity Church, Wistanstow, Shropshire, SY7
County: Shropshire
Civil Parish: Wistanstow
Traditional County: Shropshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire
Church of England Parish: Wistanstow with Cwm Head
Church of England Diocese: Hereford
Tagged with: Church building
WISTANSTOW
SO48NW Church of The Holy Trinity
1943-1/6/162
12/11/54
GV II*
Parish church. C12. Sandstone rubble; plain tile roof.
Cruciform on plan, with crossing-tower.
EXTERIOR: south doorway to chancel with dogtooth ornamented
arch on attached columns with enriched capitals. Tower:
probably C14, with later superstructure; sundial;
weather-vane. Nave: thick walls with splayed lancets; blocked
opening over south doorway, which has studded plank door and
wrought-iron hinges, and lock dated: PCW 1696; blocked north
doorway under altered opening with lancet.
INTERIOR: north transept: roof with trussed rafters with
raking braces. South transept: roof with moulded queen-post
trusses and cusped windbraces. Nave roof: moulded trusses and
purlins with quatrefoil windbracing, and moulded wood ashlar
pieces with enriched panelling. Tablets: James family, 1775;
Swainson, 1835; Cooke, 1766. Late C18 box-pews to transepts;
C14 font. Slabs to Richard James (1727) and others. C17 texts
with enriched borders in south transept.
Listing NGR: SO4322485591
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