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fabric, neatly pewed with oak. It has an excellent organ, which was given by John Salmon, Esq, of London, a native of this parish. It has several monuments of the Skrymsher and other families, and a handsome one was erected in 1851 in memory of the late Bishop Ryder, at the expense of the present
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features and some from later periods. The core of the church dates from the 12th century, and features from the 13th century are still present, including the lower stages of the tower and the south
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runs through the parish, to the southwest of the villages of High Offley and Woodseaves, with the Shebdon aqueduct and wharf in the west of the parish, from Shebdon towards
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to the WSW of High Offley, as well as a number of scattered houses and small farms (such as on
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dates most of the church to the 13th century with some earlier
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It lies 3 miles southwest of the small town of 471:), where there were previously also two more pubs (the 589: 467:Also within the parish is a pub in Woodseaves (the 557:History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, 926: 688: 572: 570: 385:"High Offley Church, St Mary, is an ancient 695: 681: 595:"Church of St Mary, High Offley (1242831)" 567: 578:The Buildings of England: Staffordshire, 433: 370: 336:and about 1 mile west of the village of 927: 445:High Offley once had a pub called the 676: 57: 13: 600:National Heritage List for England 14: 956: 656: 501:, a High Offley is defined as a " 661: 486: 429: 56: 49: 29: 945:Civil parishes in Staffordshire 515:Listed buildings in High Offley 426:carved with heads and foliage. 379:There is a church dedicated to 640: 626: 614: 583: 548: 535:"Civil Parish population 2011" 527: 1: 520: 580:London: Penguin, 1974, p.145 7: 559:Sheffield, 1851, quoted by 508: 483:(now a private residence). 18:Human settlement in England 10: 961: 935:Villages in Staffordshire 714: 366: 261: 243: 239: 227: 215: 203: 199: 189: 177: 167: 157: 143: 125: 107: 89: 81: 44: 28: 23: 914:Yarnfield and Cold Meece 634:Anchor Inn, High Offley, 410:in style, including the 324:is a small village and 442: 438:The front view of the 376: 357:Shropshire Union Canal 179:Postcode district 670:at Wikimedia Commons 437: 374: 505:three weeks later". 159:Sovereign state 940:Borough of Stafford 708:Borough of Stafford 623:Anchor, High Offley 621:Beer in the Evening 304:52.8325°N 2.32231°W 300: /  864:Sandon and Burston 576:Nikolaus Pevsner, 443: 377: 245:UK Parliament 191:Dialling code 922: 921: 889:Stowe-by-Chartley 666:Media related to 319: 318: 309:52.8325; -2.32231 109:Shire county 952: 824:Hopton and Coton 697: 690: 683: 674: 673: 665: 650: 644: 638: 630: 624: 618: 612: 611: 609: 607: 591:Historic England 587: 581: 574: 565: 552: 546: 545: 543: 541: 531: 460:and has a small 375:St Mary's Church 315: 314: 312: 311: 310: 305: 301: 298: 297: 296: 293: 267: 153: 70:Location within 60: 59: 53: 33: 21: 20: 960: 959: 955: 954: 953: 951: 950: 949: 925: 924: 923: 918: 710: 701: 659: 654: 653: 645: 641: 631: 627: 619: 615: 605: 603: 588: 584: 575: 568: 563:at Genealogy UK 555:William White, 553: 549: 539: 537: 533: 532: 528: 523: 511: 498:Meaning of Liff 489: 458:Good Beer Guide 432: 369: 308: 306: 302: 299: 294: 291: 289: 287: 286: 285: 265: 257: 149: 139: 121: 103: 85:980 (2011) 77: 76: 75: 74: 68: 67: 66: 65: 61: 40: 19: 12: 11: 5: 958: 948: 947: 942: 937: 920: 919: 917: 916: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 871: 866: 861: 859:Salt and Enson 856: 851: 846: 841: 836: 831: 826: 821: 816: 811: 806: 801: 796: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 766: 761: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 721: 715: 712: 711: 704:Civil parishes 700: 699: 692: 685: 677: 658: 657:External links 655: 652: 651: 639: 625: 613: 582: 566: 547: 525: 524: 522: 519: 518: 517: 510: 507: 488: 485: 431: 428: 368: 365: 340:, both on the 317: 316: 284: 283: 278: 273: 268: 266:List of places 262: 259: 258: 256: 255: 249: 247: 241: 240: 237: 236: 231: 225: 224: 219: 213: 212: 207: 201: 200: 197: 196: 193: 187: 186: 181: 175: 174: 171: 165: 164: 163:United Kingdom 161: 155: 154: 147: 141: 140: 138: 137: 131: 129: 123: 122: 120: 119: 113: 111: 105: 104: 102: 101: 95: 93: 87: 86: 83: 79: 78: 69: 63: 62: 55: 54: 48: 47: 46: 45: 42: 41: 34: 26: 25: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 957: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 932: 930: 915: 912: 910: 907: 905: 902: 900: 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 857: 855: 852: 850: 847: 845: 842: 840: 837: 835: 832: 830: 827: 825: 822: 820: 817: 815: 812: 810: 807: 805: 802: 800: 797: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 716: 713: 709: 705: 698: 693: 691: 686: 684: 679: 678: 675: 671: 669: 664: 649:Anchor Bridge 648: 643: 637: 635: 629: 622: 617: 602: 601: 596: 592: 586: 579: 573: 571: 564: 562: 558: 551: 536: 530: 526: 516: 513: 512: 506: 504: 500: 499: 494: 493:Douglas Adams 487:In literature 484: 482: 478: 474: 470: 465: 463: 459: 456: 452: 448: 441: 436: 430:Public houses 427: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 408:Perpendicular 405: 400: 396: 392: 391: 388: 382: 373: 364: 362: 358: 353: 351: 347: 343: 339: 335: 331: 330:Staffordshire 327: 323: 313: 282: 281:Staffordshire 279: 277: 274: 272: 269: 264: 263: 260: 254: 251: 250: 248: 246: 242: 238: 235: 234:West Midlands 232: 230: 226: 223: 222:Staffordshire 220: 218: 214: 211: 210:Staffordshire 208: 206: 202: 198: 194: 192: 188: 185: 182: 180: 176: 172: 170: 166: 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 146: 142: 136: 135:West Midlands 133: 132: 130: 128: 124: 118: 117:Staffordshire 115: 114: 112: 110: 106: 100: 97: 96: 94: 92: 88: 84: 80: 73: 72:Staffordshire 52: 43: 38: 32: 27: 22: 16: 808: 749:Church Eaton 660: 642: 633: 628: 616: 604:. 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High Offley is located in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
District
Stafford
Shire county
Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
ST20
Dialling code
Police
Staffordshire
Fire
Staffordshire
Ambulance
West Midlands
UK Parliament
Stone
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°49′57″N 2°19′20″W / 52.8325°N 2.32231°W / 52.8325; -2.32231
civil parish
Staffordshire

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