St Mary's, Cleeton St Mary, in the Stottesdon Group of Churches
St Mary's church was built by a local philanthropist in the late nineteenth century along with a vicarage, school and alms houses, for the scattered farming community on the north-eastern slopes of the Titterstone Clee Hill. It is a gem of a building - not much to look at outside, but beautifully finished on the inside in the best of Victorian gothic. It serves as a place of worship for Sunday services and for the life occasions of this little village perched within the Clee hills, with views across towards Brown Clee, the Long Mynd and beyond.
In recent years the fabric of the building has started to show it's age and to this end, St Mary's is embarking on an exciting project to restore the building and bring the church back in to the heart of community life; creating displays on the heritage of the hills while also improving facilities for locals and visitors alike. The Common Treasury project will last for a year and enable people to get involved in this area's unique heritage through creative workshops, walks, habitat preservation, music and family events. We are seeking funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and other trusts, but really need to match their support with donations. If you can help save this building and give it and its community a thriving future, please donate using the `online giving' menu option on the LHS of this page.
The Stottesdon benefice has been without a priest-in-charge for well over two years, but with the recent appointment of a new vicar to serve our group of parishes, along with the launch of the above mentioned community based project, we look forward to a brighter more inclusive future for our little much loved parish.
For information about services in all the churches in the Stottesdon Group, please click on this link:
Stottesdon: St Mary - A Church Near You
Safeguarding: this church upholds the right of all to share in church activities in safety; see our Safeguarding notice on the main menu.
