All Saints' Church, Sedgley

The Parish Church of All Saints
Church of All Saints, Sedgley
All Saints' Church, Sedgley
52°32′26″N2°07′23″W / 52.540424°N 2.122942°W / 52.540424; -2.122942
OS grid reference	SO917936
Location	Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands County
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk
History
Status	Parish Church
Dedication	All Saints
Dedicated	1883
Consecrated	1883
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Completed	1883
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Worcester

All Saints' Church is the parish church of the town of Sedgley in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands County of England. ^{[1] [2]} It is dedicated to All Saints and is a Grade II* listed building. ^[3] It is located on Ladies Walk and near the centre of the town. The spire and tower are a prominent landmark in the town.

History

The first records of the church date back to the Domesday Survey of 1086, but the current structure dates to the early 19th century. Paid for by the Earl of Dudley, the Neo-Gothic building, completed in 1829, originally had a seating capacity of over 1,000, but was later re-seated to hold 850. The church is located on the corner of Vicar Street and Dean Street, with the modern vicarage and church hall on the opposite side of Vicar Street. ^[4]

At the time, it was the only parish church in the large but relatively lightly populated parish of Sedgley, but the parish was later divided into five ecclesiastical districts, to cover the nine villages of the Manor. ^[5]

Present day

The church serves as a local landmark and place of worship and community gatherings. ^[6]

References

1. "All Saints". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
2. "Sedgley Local History Society". www.sedgleylocalhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
3. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1279405)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2024-11-29.
4. The Descendants of Charles Gilchrist and Catherine Robinson: Married in Boston, Lincolnshire, 1798. Gateway Press. 2004.
5. "All Saints WW1 Memorial". www.sedgleymanor.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
6. "All Saints Church, Sedgley, set to mark Queen's 90th birthday in style". Dudley News. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2024-11-29.

Further reading

• Jones, Percy Thoreseby (1935). The Story of the Parish Church of All Saints, Sedgley. Gloucester: British Publishing Co Ltd – via sedgleymanor.com.

External links

• Official website (Gornal and Sedgley Team Ministry)