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St Milburga

St Milburga

Stoke St. Milborough

Shropshire

C15 with late C17 alterations, restored 1859 and 1911.

Architectural Features

Plain-tile roofs, ashlar coped to chancel.

Early C15 north window of 3 cusped lancets.

Decorated south window of 2 cusped lancets with quatrefoil over, with C17 cross-boarded door to right with reset flat stone lintel with diagonal dressing.

South wall with simple C13 lancet to west, 2 early C14 windows of twin cusped lancets with lozenge over, C17 south doorway with segmental arch on plain abacus.

Tower: C13 lower stages with splayed plinth below roll-moulded string course.

Upper stage is C15 bell-chamber, with twin cusped lancets on each side,

C17 rebuilt top including string course, castellated parapet, and pyramid roof.

South porch: C17 tiled gabled porch with single tenoned-purlin roof.

Restored piscina with reset C14 carved stone.

East window glass by Evans and Son of Shrewsbury.

C17 panelling set around altar.

Early C13 chancel arch of 2 orders with simple cavetto-moulded abacus, capitals of broad flat-leafed decoration much restored, and chamfered shafts.

This bowl font dates from the 12th century, perhaps the oldest surviving feature of the church.

C12 font with fluted bowl set on C20 stepped plinth.

This bowl font dates from the 12th century, perhaps the oldest surviving feature of the church.

© Fabian Musto

Vestiges of painted medieval wall plaster above chancel arch.

Wall monuments in chancel: to Elizabeth Adams/Lucy d. 1667.

to George Lee d. 1673.