Loughton

 

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In the remote village of Loughton, below the Brown Clee hill, stands a small stone chapel, on a classic Pre-Christian site.  It consists of a simple nave and chancel with a western bell-cote, and was built in 1622, between the Reformation and the Fire of London. Very few churches were built at this time, which makes it quite special. The church was built by Bonham Norton, a High Sheriff of Shropshire, on the site of a former chapelry of Chetton, first mentioned in 1291. The south doorway probably used stonework from the former building. The church was restored in 1904 and the porch and north vestry were added.

Nearby is a massive hollow yew tree which was carbon dated in 1986 to about 1,000 years old.

Loughton is combined with Wheathill, q.v.

 

This church does not appear in the current edition of 'A Guide to Shropshire's Churches', but is a member of Shropshire Churches Tourism Group.

It is on the 'Heritage at Risk' register as in need of restoration.

Fundraising for Repairs to Loughton Church
Over the years no one has served more faithfully in Loughton church than Jim Hurford now Jim's daughter, Sarah, has launched an appeal to raise money towards repairs needed to the roof and floor so that the community can continue to use their church safely in the years ahead. Please give what you can here.

Photo by Philip Pankhurst from Historic England

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