21-612: Wrockwardine Wood (pronounced "Rock-war-dine") was originally a detached piece of woodland, then a township, formerly belonging to the manor and parish of Wrockwardine . Wrockwardine is located approximately 7 miles west from Wrockwardine Wood. Wrockwardine Wood is located in north east Telford , in Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire , England and is bordered by Donnington , St Georges, Trench , The Nabb and Oakengates . The local government parish of Wrockwardine Wood and Trench comprises most of
42-681: A Labour Party majority. "The Snake" is a small woodland area in Wrockwardine Wood. It was also known as the Cinder Hill for many years. It consists of one main lake and many small swamps along with a large field and many pathways connecting Wrockwardine Wood to Donnington. The route of the Donnington Canal ran through the southern section of the area, and there was also a Tin Chapel (the "dissident Methodist" Central Hall) that sat on top of one of
63-462: A Mural Coronet an Owl Or perched upon a Gate Sable and in an Escrol below the achievement this Motto "Servimus Ultro". Wrockwardine Parish Council Armorial Bearings and Rationale The church is believed to be of Saxon origin, being mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, but the current building is of Norman origin with later modifications. It is of unusual plan in having a cruciform layout, with
84-546: A row of cottages in Plough Road built on land bought by his mother and still standing. He rode helping his parents' pony and trap service to Oakengates station . Businessman and MI6 agent Greville Wynne (1919-1990) was born there. Wrockwardine Wrockwardine ( / r ɒ k w ɔːr d aɪ n / ROCK -war-dyne ) is a village and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire , England. It lies north of The Wrekin and
105-524: Is a country house and estate at Wrockwardine in Shropshire , England. A Grade II* listed building , the current house was designed c.1830 by Edward Haycock Sr. for Edward Cludde. The site is much older and was the ancestral home of the Cluddes, who took their name from the nearby village of Cluddley, from the 14th century. The Orleton estate was owned by the Cludde family from the 1300s. Their name derived from
126-497: Is equipped with an audio induction loop system installed as part of a customised sound system . Wrockwardine Church is a popular venue for weddings. Wrockwardine is located between the B4394 and B5061 roads, and north of junction 7 of the M54 motorway / A5 dual carriageway . Wellington is located directly to the east, whilst Admaston is to the north. Orleton Hall Orleton Hall
147-522: Is the main central feature but there are a number of other buildings of historical interest. Wrockwardine Hall stands by the church, on the north side. From the south are the Alms-Houses, and the Old School House, both now private houses. There is a more modern village school opposite the church, used until 2014 as a private nursery but has also been converted into private houses. On a small green to
168-411: The 5th earl . The house remains a private home in possession of the family and is not open to the public. The house is of three-storeys, and built of stuccoed stone. The severity of the neoclassical design has been criticised; "the windows devoid of any ornament, the [main] façade without plat bands or quoins , the doorway little more than an opening". The architectural historian John Newman , in
189-625: The Church of England parish of Wrockwardine Wood. In the eighteenth century industrial revolution Wrockwardine Wood was inhabited by coal and iron mine workers and their families. So many people had become Primitive Methodists that the Church of England set up a new parish in 1833 and built a very attractive red brick church (Holy Trinity). The 2 Methodist chapels recently closed, being replaced by Oakengates United Church (Methodist and United Reformed Church .) Wrockwardine Wood & Trench Parish Council has
210-464: The M54 / A5 , and west of Wellington . There is a Church of England parish church, St Peter's, dating back to Saxon times. The place-name 'Wrockwardine' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Recordine . It appears as Wroch Wurthin in 1169, and Wrocwurthin in 1196. The name means 'homestead by the Wrekin '. Wrockwardine is a small village, and St Peter's Church
231-510: The Shropshire volume of Pevsner's Buildings of England , described the house as "plain", although he acknowledged the, probably earlier, "pretty details [such] as the oval window, the dormer and the lantern ". Orleton Hall is a Grade II* listed building and its grounds are listed at Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England . They contain
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#1732851582869252-512: The Chancel was restored in the 19th century with stained glass depicting Holman Hunt's painting of Christ as The Light of the World . The church has several very fine stained glass windows . Some, like the one portraying St Peter, are miniatures at high level. Two windows are war memorials: one, at the east end of the south wall, portraying Joan of Arc and St Margaret of Scotland , is inscribed to
273-507: The many "hills", but was dismantled during the 1980s. The area is commonly known as "The Snake" because of its winding paths which locals say reminded them of a snake. The surrounding woods and clearings landscaped by Wrekin Council are signposted as "The Central Hall". The area is used by many people, especially those travelling to and from schools and the supermarket in Donnington Wood on
294-600: The memory of Edith Mary Leake who died "in the service of her country" in July 1918 during World War I , the other, in the north wall of plain glass with inserted coloured fragments and uninscribed, is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant-Colonel Oldham, 4th Gurkha Rifles killed in action in Burma in World War II , who also has an inscribed stone plaque on the left side of the chancel arch. A brass plaque commemorates men "associated with
315-457: The north is an unusual war memorial, unveiled in 2006, consisting of a large boulder from the nearby Leaton Quarry, listing the village's dead from both World Wars. The Alms-Houses were built in 1841 by tenants and neighbours of Edward Cludde of Orleton Hall , "in testimony of their respect for a man who was an eminent example of pure and undefiled religion, visiting the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and keeping himself unspotted from
336-529: The parish" who served during the First World War, including four who died, one of whom, Midshipman David Frank Davies, Royal Navy , has his own stone memorial plaque on the south wall. A kitchen and disabled toilet has been built. Because of the Listed Building status, there were severe restrictions as to how this could be built. It was constructed in one corner, but no alteration to the existing walls
357-646: The site of a former pit mound known as the Nobby Bank. The hilly wooded Cockshutt is nearby. Wrekin Council preserved these old industrial places as countryside. Wrockwardine Wood is home of secondary school Telford Priory School , in New Road, created in 2015 from the amalgamation of Wrockwardine Wood Art Academy (founded originally as Wrockwardine Wood Secondary School) and Sutherland Co-operative Academy. Champion jockey Sir Gordon Richards (1904-1986) grew up in childhood at Wrockwardine Wood where he lived at 1 The Limes,
378-493: The tower at the cross-point rather than at the east or west end of the building. This dates from the 12th century, but the addition of The Cludde Chapel on the north transept at the end of the 14th century modifies this shape. The building shows various evidences of its thousand-year history, beginning with the Norman features. These include a walled-up doorway suggestive of plans for future expansion. An original Norman window in
399-444: The village of Cluddley which stands close to the house. Remnants of the medieval manor house survive, including part of the original moat . In the 1830s, Edward Cludde engaged Edward Haycock Sr. of Shrewsbury to rebuild the ancient house in a Neoclassical style. In 1854, the Cludde heiress, Anna Maria, married Robert Charles Herbert, a younger son of Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis and their grandson ultimately succeeded as
420-477: The world." A cedar tree was planted in 2011, to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the building. Wrockwardine Parish Council adopted (assumed) armorial bearings at its meeting of 12 December 2018 (Minute 18/104) Blazon: Armorial bearings Vert, issuing from base a Saxon Church Or, and in chief two Fountains thereon a helmet with mantling Vert doubled Or and on a Wreath of the Liveries is set for Crest Issuing from
441-597: Was allowed, including for ventilation. This was covered by means of an ionisation air purifier. This method is widely used in Europe, but this is believed to be the first such use in Britain. In 2015 a scheme of restoration and reordering was proposed. This will include repairs to stonework and roofs, upgrading of the heating system and the building of new community and meeting rooms. Work should begin in 2016. Funding will come from English Heritage and local fundraising. The church
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