The original building was an ancient chapelry of Much Wenlock, and was founded before 1176. It was rebuilt during the 13th and 14th centuries out of limestone rubble and sandstone ashlar dressing, becoming a parish church in its own right during the 16th century.
Today, the oldest part of the church is the north wall, which has early English lancet windows, and the east and north windows of the chancel still have ancient glass.The rest of the church was built about 1360, towards the end of the Decorated period.
The chancel has some beautifully preserved floor tiles from the late 14th century, with their designs still clear cut.
There is a carved oak Rood Screen, which separates the chancel from the nave. It is believed to have been moved to the church from Buildwas Abbey following the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII.
Attached to the south wall level with the window sill is an unusual pillar piscina, something which is not normally seen in Anglican churches. Some of this is said to date from Norman times, and other parts from the Decorated period of the 14th century.
The pulpit is Jacobean and finely carved, while on the east wall there is a 14th century female corbel head which served as an image bracket.
At the western end of the church is the 8ft-long 'Peter Pence Chest' made of hard oak and studded with large nails. The 'pence' was an ecclesiastical tax, formerly paid in England to the Pope.
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