Historic churches · West Midlands
St Peter and Paul Church, Newport
St Peter and Paul Church, Newport — church building in Newport, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Oakengates · 9.6 km
- Free entry
About
St Peter and Paul Church, Newport is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in Newport, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.7699°, -2.3836°.
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Heritage listing
St. Peter and St. Paul Roman Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Newport, Shropshire, England. The parish covers Newport and the surrounding villages as far as Hinstock. Salters Hall, in Salters Lane, Newport, is attached to the church. It was designed by Augustus Pugin and built in 1852.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Newport Canal SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St. Peter and St. Paul Roman Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Newport, Shropshire, England. The parish covers Newport and the surrounding villages as far as Hinstock. Salters Hall, in Salters Lane, Newport, is attached to the church. It was designed by Augustus Pugin and built in 1852.
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Background
History
Sts. Peter and Paul's is the oldest Catholic parish in Shropshire. It became a parish in 1650 when it was connected with the Catholic Talbot family at Longford Hall. When Longford Hall was sold in 1789, the priest was provided with another residence by the Earl of Shrewsbury—Salters Hall, named after Judge Salter, who was high sheriff of Shropshire. It was the home of the first Bishop of Shrewsbury, James Brown, from 1851 to 1868. The church was built onto the house in 1832, although not consecrated until 1906, and the old house was absorbed into the present large building. The church contains a series of five large twentieth-century stained-glass windows designed and made by Margaret Rope,…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7699, -2.3836
- District
- Telford and Wrekin
- Parish
- Newport
- Postcode
- TF10 7LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- The Wrekin
- Nearest railway station
- Oakengates — 9.6 km
- Official site
- www.sspeter-paul.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595360 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Peter and Paul Church, Newport (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Newportstpeterschurc.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Peter and Paul Church, Newport?
- St Peter and Paul Church, Newport is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode TF10 7LB), in the parish of Newport.
- Is St Peter and Paul Church, Newport a listed building?
- St Peter and Paul Church, Newport is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Peter and Paul Church, Newport a protected site?
- Yes — St Peter and Paul Church, Newport is part of the Newport Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St Peter and Paul Church, Newport free to visit?
- Yes, St Peter and Paul Church, Newport is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Peter and Paul Church, Newport?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TF10 7LB. It sits within the The Wrekin parliamentary constituency.