St Mary'S Church, Leighton, Shropshire
About St Mary'S Church, Leighton, Shropshire
A beautiful, historic church dating in its current form from 1716, having replaced a Norman church that was mentioned in the Domesday Book.
St Mary'S Church, Leighton, Shropshire Description
The Domesday Book of 1087 mentions Leighton Church. Restored in c. 1717 with a classical east window. A part of the font is from Virconium. The two iron tombs in the Nave, dated 1677 and 1696 were cast in the village where iron was smelt from at least 1650. On the south of the chancel arch is an heraldic device common before and after 1800, which was a memorial of the head of the manorial family. The figure of a Knight Templar in the sancturary is that of Sir Richard Leighton, whose body is said to have been buried in Buildwas Abbey. On the other side is the tomb of William Leighton and Margaret his wife, dated 1540. After the dissolution of Buildwas Abbey in 1534 the rectoral tithe of Leighton Benefice which the Abbey had appropriated centuries earlier, was given by the King to the Manor of Leighton, the owner of which became lay-rector with a seat in the chancel and the responsibility of repairing the chancel.
The present bells were cast by Abraham Rudall in 1716 and bear his name and the date. The altar plate consists of a silver chalice of 1714, a flagon of 1716 and a paten of a later date. There is a pewter dish of c. 1800.
The patronage of the benefice was given by Sir Richard Leighton to Bishop Burnell who gave it to the Abbot and Chapter of Buildwas early in the 14th century. At the Dissolution it passed into lay hands until it was vested in the vicars of St. Chads, Shrewsbury. In 1930 the benefice was united with that of Eaton Constantine. The old vicarage near the entrance gates to Leighton Hall, now called the Lodge, was exchanged in 1863 for a house belonging to the Manor, but this was sold in 1930 since which time the incumbent has lived in Eaton Constantine Rectory.
In the Church porch are records of the various benefactions for the poor of the parish. The church registers begin in 1661. The earliest mention of a Rector by name is in 1220. The vicars of Leighton date from the time when the tithe was appropriated by the Abbey, when the same rector or owner of the tithe was at Eaton Constantine.
Built: Medieval /1716
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We will be holding a Morning Worship at St Mary's at 11.00am on SundayWe will be holding a Morning Worship at St Mary's at 11.00am on Sunday
The weekly service time is changing and we will adopt a new pattern from 20th January 2019.
This is how it will look for the next six weeks:
20 January 2019 11:00 Morning Worship
... 27 January 2019 6:30 Evening Worship
3 February 2019 11:00 Holy Communion
10 February 2019 9:30 Family Worship
17 February 2019 11:00 Morning Worship
24 February 2019 6:30 Evening Worship
We hope the variety of times will enable more people to attend St Mary's.
We will put up a facebook post each week as a reminder.
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Join us at St Mary's for the Christingle service this Sunday at 4pm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christingle
Got your tickets yet for this interesting evening? Come and huddle in the village hall with a glass of mulled wine and enjoy a bit of Leighton history. Light refreshments and a licenced bar too. What better way to spend a cold, winter's evening? Message us here for tickets.
No service at St MaryŌĆÖs this morning, Midnight Mass tomorrow night (11.30pm) instead.No service at St MaryŌĆÖs this morning, Midnight Mass tomorrow night (11.30pm) instead.
THANK YOU LEIGHTON We raised ┬Ż301.94 carol-singing this week and have donated it to Hope House Hospice.THANK YOU LEIGHTON We raised ┬Ż301.94 carol-singing this week and have donated it to Hope House Hospice.
A service to dedicate the banner from the Leighton branch of the Royal British Legion to its new home at St Mary's.
Please join us for one of the more silly events of the year!
Sunday October 7th: we are very sorry but we will be unable to hold a service at St MaryŌĆÖs this week. We will be back on Sunday 14th October at our usual time of 11.00am.
Thanks to everyone who supported the Leighton Ball last week. It was an absolute blast and we think it will be one of the most successful yet in terms of fund-raising for St MaryŌĆÖs.
The search is on for 1400 new bell-ringers to honour those lost during the first World War. Follow the link for more info or contact John Maclean on 01952 510418 for details of local activities.
https://www.big-ideas.org/project/ringing -remembers/
Many thanks to all who turned out to support the Open Gardens day in Leighton yesterday. The weather was very kind and we welcomed 97 visitors to the gardens. In all we raised over ┬Ż650 which will be shared between St Mary's and Shropshire Historic Churches.
Would be lovely to see as many people as possible xx
SONGS OF PRAISE service at St Mary's Church, Leighton
Sunday 17th June, 2018 at 6pm
Let us know your favourite hymn and we will try to feature it in the service.
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