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Upper Landywood Methodist Church

Coordinates: 52°38′57″N 2°01′37″W / 52.649183°N 2.026938°W / 52.649183; -2.026938
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Upper Landywood Methodist Church
Upper Landywood Methodist Church
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52°38′57″N 2°01′37″W / 52.649183°N 2.026938°W / 52.649183; -2.026938
OS grid referenceSJ982057
LocationUpper Landywood, Great Wyrley, Staffordshire
CountryEngland
DenominationMethodism
Websitewww.methodist.org.uk/findachurch/upper-landywood/
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Completed1906
Administration
ParishGreat Wyrley

Upper Landywood Methodist Church[1] is an active Methodist church in the Upper Landywood area of Great Wyrley in the South Staffordshire District of Staffordshire, England.[2] It is located at the junction of Street Lane, Strawberry Lane and Holly Lane. It is a locally listed building.[3]

History

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A chapel was built in 1846 before being replaced in 1858 by a larger chapel. Following the construction of the Great Wyrley Wesley Methodist Church on Shaw's Lane and the A34 road. The church at Streets Lane was built in 1906.[4] It was built to serve the local community and Methodism worshippers.[5]

Present day

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The church serves as a place for both worship and community gatherings.[6] Another church, St Andrew's is located on Hilton Lane and near Shaw's Lane and also nearby is St Mark's Church, Great Wyrley Wesley Methodist Church and the Salem Church in nearby Cheslyn Hay.

References

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  1. ^ "Cannock Chase - Upper Landywood". www.cannockchasemethodists.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  2. ^ "Great Wyrley | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  3. ^ "The South Staffordshire Local List" (PDF). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Exhibition Details - Staffordshire Past Track". www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  5. ^ "Great War - Great Wyrley Local History Society". 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  6. ^ Page, William (1959). The Victoria History of the County of Stafford: Cuttlestone hundred (east). University of London, Institute of Historical Research.