Historic churches · West Midlands
St Mary's Church, Moseley
St Mary's Church, Moseley — grade II listed church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Moseley Village · 0.2 km
- Free entry
About
St Mary's Church, Moseley is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1401. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.4464°, -1.8866°.
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Heritage listing
St Mary's Church, Moseley is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England located in Moseley, Birmingham. It is now part of a united benefice with St Anne's Church, Moseley. The War Memorial in the South-East corner of the Churchyard, facing Oxford Road, is unusual in that it depicts Christ upon the cross in carved stone. The War Memorial has achieved its own Grade II listing.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Mary's Church, Moseley is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England located in Moseley, Birmingham. It is now part of a united benefice with St Anne's Church, Moseley. The War Memorial in the South-East corner of the Churchyard, facing Oxford Road, is unusual in that it depicts Christ upon the cross in carved stone. The War Memorial has achieved its own Grade II listing.
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Background
History
A religious building dedicated to St Mary has been at the heart of Moseley for over 600 years. The foundation of the church for public worship is taken to be the Papal Mandate from Pope Innocent VII dated 2 February 1405 by which he instructed the Bishop of Worcester to allow the local parishioners to have mass and other divine offices celebrated by fit priests in the chapel of St Mary Moseley. At that time, the Parish Church was at Bromsgrove and that church was said to be so distant that access at certain times of the year was impossible, without danger, especially for old men and pregnant women and other weak persons, on account of the distance and floods. Earlier references to Elizabeth…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4464, -1.8866
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B13 8JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Established
- 1401
- Nearest railway station
- Moseley Village — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.moseleybenefice.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594385 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Moseley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Moseley St Marys church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mary's Church, Moseley?
- St Mary's Church, Moseley is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B13 8JG), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- When was St Mary's Church, Moseley built?
- Built or established in 1401.
- Is St Mary's Church, Moseley a listed building?
- St Mary's Church, Moseley is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Mary's Church, Moseley free to visit?
- Yes, St Mary's Church, Moseley is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Mary's Church, Moseley?
- The nearest railway station is Moseley Village, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B13 8JG.