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St Swithun's Church, Clunbury

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Inside the church is the original Norman west doorway of the nave; this was formerly on the exterior of the church, but now leads into the tower. Above this is a 12th-century window. The roof of the nave has been dated by
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in style. Also in the south wall is an external tomb recess containing a tomb-slab carved with a cross. The south organ chamber has a west doorway. The three-light east window of the chancel contains 19th-century
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status in 1341. Additions and alterations were made to it in the 14th and 15th centuries. There were further alterations in 1842, and in 1848 when the organ chamber was added. The church was
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is united with those of St Mary, Bedstone, St Cuthbert, Clungunford, St Mary, Clunton, and St Edward, Hopton Castle. The church is recorded in the
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style. The north wall of the chancel contains a Norman-style window, and there is another Norman window in the north wall of the nave.
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dates from the 12th century. There is stained glass in the east window and in some of the nave windows by
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doorway. To the right of the porch is a Norman window. The other windows on the south side of the nave are
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1991), and a prayer desk given in memory of Robert Henry Cooper and his comrades who were killed in
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of six bells; one of these was cast in 1620 by William Clibury, and the other five in 1887 by
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of World War II. Also buried there is the author and former soldier
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in the deanery of Clun Forest, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the
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St Swithin's Church, Clunbury is located in Shropshire
52°25′13″N 2°55′35″W / 52.4202°N 2.9265°W / 52.4202; -2.9265
OS grid reference
SO 371 807
Clunbury
Shropshire
Denomination
Anglican
St Swithin, Clunbury
Parish church
Dedication
Saint Swithun
Architect(s)
James Piers St Aubyn
Church
Style
Norman
Gothic
Gothic Revival
Materials
Limestone
Province
Canterbury
Diocese
Hereford
Archdeaconry
Deanery
Parish
Vicar(s)

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