St Mary's Church, Cleobury Mortimer

The presence of a priest in Cleobury Mortimer is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and it is likely that there was a Saxon church on the site of the current church, but there are no residual signs of such a church. The earliest structure in the present church is the tower, which dates from the 12th century. The spire was added during the following century. The nave and chancel were built in the 13th century, with the aisles, chantry chapel and porch being added later in that century. The nave and chancel roofs date from the 14th century, and the north vestry from the following century. By the end of the 18th century the south wall was leaning outwards, and was repaired in 1794 by…

Inside the church, the tower arch is round-headed. It was originally Norman but spread due to the weight of the tower, and was restored and strengthened as part of Scott's restoration.}} In the south wall of the chancel is a window of 1844 by Thomas Willement depicting the Good Shepherd, and in the south aisle is a window depicting Saints Paul and Timothy, dating from 1888, designed by Henry Holiday and made by Powell's. The two-manual pipe organ was made in 1884 by Nicholson, it was rebuilt in 1904, and improved in the 1970s by L.J. Snell. There is a ring of six bells. Five of these were cast in 1757 by Adam Rudhall, and the other in 1925 by Gillett and Johnston.