St Giles' Church, Telford

Name: St Giles' Church
Address: Telford, United Kingdom

#11 among attractions in Telford

Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic Revival architecture

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St Giles' Church is in the hamlet of Barrow, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Telford Severn Gorge, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of All Saints, Broseley, St Mary, Jackfield, St Bartholomew, Benthall, and St Leonard, Linley. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is one of the earliest surviving churches in Shropshire, and contains the county's only Anglo-Saxon chancel. ()

Coordinates: 52°35'47"N, 2°30'23"W

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St Giles' Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ironbridge Gorge, The Iron Bridge, Merrythought, Wenlock Priory.

2.5 miNE
, Nature, Natural attraction
Ironbridge Gorge, Ironbridge
63 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Shropshire, England lies Ironbridge Gorge, a testament to the Industrial Revolution and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that attracts history enthusiasts and tourists alike. This deep and dramatic ravine was shaped by the River Severn and is...
2.3 miN
Long-standing industrial landmark
The Iron Bridge, Ironbridge
59 min walk • The Iron Bridge stands as a testament to the dawn of the industrial revolution, located in the quaint village of Ironbridge, Shropshire, England. Constructed in 1779 and opened to the public in 1781, it was the first arch bridge in the world to be made of cast iron...
2.4 miN
Museum, Shopping
Merrythought, Ironbridge
61 min walk • Merrythought is a toy manufacturing company established in 1930 in the United Kingdom. The company specialises in soft toys, especially teddy bears. Merrythought has handmade traditional teddy bears in the World Heritage Site of Ironbridge, Shropshire, UK since 1930.
2 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Ruins, Church
Wenlock Priory, Much Wenlock
53 min walk • Wenlock Priory, or St Milburga's Priory, is a ruined 12th-century monastery, located in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, at grid reference SJ625001.
1.6 miN
Architecture, Historical place, Museum
Benthall Hall, Broseley
42 min walk • Benthall Hall is a 16th-century English country house in Benthall in the town of Broseley, Shropshire, England, and a few miles from the historic Ironbridge Gorge. It retains much of its fine oak interior, and an elaborate 17th-century staircase.
2.6 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Jackfield Tile Museum, Ironbridge
66 min walk • Jackfield Tile Museum is a museum which presents the history of the British decorative tile industry between 1840 and 1960, the period in which this factory and that of Maw & Co nearby played an important part in this industry.
2.8 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Archaeological museum
Coalport China Museum, Ironbridge
72 min walk • The Coalport China Museum is one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. The museum is based in the village of Coalport within the Ironbridge Gorge on the northern bank of the River Severn in Shropshire, England.
2.8 miNE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Tar Tunnel, Telford
71 min walk • The Tar Tunnel is an abandoned tunnel located on the north bank of the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalport, England. It is one of ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums attractions administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.
2.8 miNE
Canal
Hay Inclined Plane, Telford
73 min walk • The Hay Inclined Plane is a canal inclined plane in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, with a height of 207 feet. It was located at the end of the Shropshire Canal, part of a network of canals that linked the industrial region of east Shropshire with the River Severn. The inclined plane was in operation from 1793 to 1894.
1.7 miNE
Museum
Broseley Pipeworks, Broseley
43 min walk • The Broseley Pipeworks is one of ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. The museum is based in the small town of Broseley in the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England within a World Heritage Site, acclaimed as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
2.1 miW
Visitor center, Museum
Much Wenlock Museum and Visitor Centre, Much Wenlock
55 min walk • The Much Wenlock Guildhall is a guildhall located on Wilmore Street in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.