Stottesdon Benefice
The Benefice of Stottesdon with Farlow, Cleeton St Mary, Silvington, Sidbury and Middleton Scriven, set in the glorious countryside of south-east Shropshire, with the Clee Hills rising to the south and west, has farming families who have worked the land here for generations. We are also blessed with two lovely Church of England Primary Schools at Stottesdon and Farlow. Six parishes, six churches - all loved and cherished by the people of the parishes, and all active in worship for special occasions and throughout the Church year. Click on the individual churches to see more information about them, and what services and events are going on in this small but very lively group!
Churches in Benefice
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Silvington: St Michael
Hereford
St Michael's, Silvington, in the Stottesdon Group of Churches
This is the ultimate country church: small, ancient and at the heart of its community surrounded by farm buildings! It serves a tiny parish but is actively used - not just for regular Sunday services, but for special occasions for the community as well. As it has been for the last eight hundred years or so.
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 menu to the left.
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Farlow: St Giles
Hereford
St Giles, Farlow, in the Stottesdon Group of Churches
This Victorian Church was built at the top Farlow Bank above the site of the original older church, and is now, appropriately, next to the Church of England Primary School. It has one of the finest views from the churchyard of any church in the diocese, looking across the Brown Clee Hill towards the Wrekin.
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 menu to the left.
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Sidbury: Holy Trinity
Hereford
Holy Trinity, Sidbury, in the Stottesdon Group of Churches
This small and very attractive church stands next to the field where the ground holds the undulations of the old deserted village. It has distinctive herringbone stonework, and beautiful panelling inside. There is regular Sunday worship, and it is also used for community functions.
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 menu to the left.
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Cleeton St Mary: St Mary
Hereford
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-east 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 on the edge of the hill, with views across towards the Derbyshire Peak!
St Mary's is temporarily closed at the moment for consideration of building works. We will reopen it as soon as we can.
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 menu to the left.
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Stottesdon: St Mary
Hereford
Services in the Stottesdon Group of Churches for February: everybody is welcome at any of our services!
5th February, the Third Sunday before Lent: 09:00 Holy Communion at Farlow; 10:30 Morning Prayer at Middleton Scriven
12th February, the Second Sunday before Lent: 10:30 Holy Communion at Sidbury; 18:30 Evening Prayer at Silvington
19th February, the Sunday before Lent: 11:30 Café Church at Middleton Scriven; 18:30 Evening Prayer at Farlow
26th February, the First Sunday in Lent: 09:00 Holy Communion at Silvington; 10:30 Morning Prayer at Sidbury
5th March, the Second Sunday in Lent: 09:00 Holy Communion at Farlow; 10:30 Morning Prayer at Middleton Scriven
St Mary's, Stottesdon, in the Stottesdon Group of Churches
St Mary's is a surprisingly big church for quite a small village, and reflects the history of Stottesdon as being the centre of the Mediaeval Stottesdon Hundred. St Mary's is distinguished by its beautiful Hereford School carved stone font, and its pre-Norman tympanum above the west door from the tower to the main church. But there are many other very lovely features, and the church is a currently undergoing a major restoration project, thanks to generous funding by the National Lottery. These restoration works have meant we have had to close the church for services for a short time, while the builders work on the inside of the roof, but we will reopen as soon as we can.
Safeguarding: this church upholds the right of all to share in church activities in safety; see our Safeguarding notice on the menu to the left.
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Middleton Scriven: St John the Baptist
Hereford
St John the Baptist, Middleton Scriven, in the Stottesdon Group of Churches
This Victorian church rebuild is on the site of the original mediaeval church, which was also extended at the same time. It has recently been reordered to provide community space in the nave, where monthly coffee mornings and special occasions like harvest suppers and Lent lunches can be held.
For information abut 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 menu to the left.