St Edith's Church, Eaton-under-Heywood

St Edith's Church, Eaton-under-Heywood
St Edith's Church, Eaton-under-Heywood, from the southeast
St Edith's Church, Eaton-under-Heywood Location in Shropshire
Coordinates: 52°30′21″N 2°44′18″W / 52.5057°N 2.7383°W / 52.5057; -2.7383
OS grid reference	SO 500 900
Location	Eaton-under-Heywood, Shropshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Edith, Eaton-under-Heywood
History
Dedication	Saint Edith
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	12 November 1954
Architect(s)	W. J. Hopkins (restoration)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Norman, Gothic
Specifications
Materials	Stone, tiled roofs
Administration
Parish	Eaton under Heywood
Deanery	Condover
Archdeaconry	Ludlow
Diocese	Hereford
Province	Canterbury
Clergy
Rector	Revd Nancy Thomas Cleaton

St Edith's Church is in the village of Eaton-under-Heywood, Shropshire, England. It stands on the lower slopes of Wenlock Edge. The church, dedicated to Saint Edith of Wilton, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with that of St Andrew, Hope Bowdler. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

The nave dates from the 12th century, and the tower and chancel from the early part of the following century. Alterations were made in the 14th and 15th centuries. In 1869 the church was restored by W. J. Hopkins.

The church is constructed in stone rubble with ashlar dressings. The roof is tiled, with decorative ridge tiles and a cross finial. The plan consists of a nave and chancel in one unit, a south porch, and a tower that stands at the midpoint of the south side. The church stands on a slope, and the floor of the nave rises from west to east. The tower is in three stages, and stands on a plinth. It has an arched doorway on the south side, above it in the middle stage is a round-headed lancet window, and in the top stage are two-light bell openings under round arches. At the top of the tower is a battlemented parapet, each of the eight merlons being surmounted by a pinnacle, and a pyramidal roof. There are Norman windows, two in the north wall and one in the south. The other windows consist of a flat-headed four-light window and a window with a pointed arch in the north wall, and a two-light window in the south wall. The east window consists of three lancets added in the restoration, and in the west wall is a Tudor-arched window with a cinquefoil roundel above. The south porch has stone side walls, each containing a three-light window, and a timber-framed gable.