Church of England parishes and benefices

 

Diocese of Lichfield,

Archdeaconry of SALOP

 

Deanery	Benefices	Parishes	Churches
EDGMOND & SHIFNAL	9	24	24
ELLESMERE	5	12	14
HODNET	6	16	18
OSWESTRY	8	18	19
SHREWSBURY	12	17	22
TELFORD	7	9	15
WEM & WHITCHURCH	10	20	21
WROCKWARDINE	1	12	13
Totals	58	128	146

 

77.34% of parishes are part of multi-parish benefices

 

Benefices with the most churches

Benefice	Churches
Wrockwardine Deanery	13
Beckbury Badger Kemberton Ryton Stockton etc	6
Cheswardine Childs Ercall Hales Hinstock etc	6
Adderley Ash Calverhall Ightfield etc	5
Cen Telford	5
Edstaston, Fauls, Prees, Tilstock and Whixall	5
Kinnerley w Melverley, Knockin w Maesbrook and Maesbury	5
Astley Clive Grinshill and Hadnall	4
Bicton Montford w Shrawardine and Fitz	4
Llanblowel, Llanymynech, Morton and Trefonen	4
Petton w Cockshutt Welshampton and Lyneal etc	4
Abrighton, Boningale and Donington	3
Baschurch and Weston Lullingfield w Hordley	3
Criftins w Dudleston and Welsh Frankton	3
Edgmond w Kynnersley and Preston Wealdmoors	3
Leaton and Albrighton w Battlefield	3
Loppington w Newtown	3
Oakengate, Priors Lee & Wrockwardine Wood	3
Ruyton XI Towns w Gt and Lt Ness	3
Shifnal, Sheriffhales and Tong	3