page_title: Richard's Castle
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Richard's Castle / Religion
caption_attribution_description: English: All Saints Church, Richards Castle The 'new' church, actually in Batchcott, Shropshire. Architect&#160;: Richard Norman Shaw
context_page_description: Richard's Castle is a village, castle and two civil parishes on the border of the counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire in England. The Herefordshire section of the parish had a population of 250 at the 2011 Census. The Shropshire section of the parish had a population of 424 at the 2011 Census.
  The village lies on the B4361 road, 5 ¹⁄₂ miles south of the historic market town of Ludlow. It is to some degree a dispersed settlement, with an older core near the castle, some ³⁄₄ mile to the northwest of the now larger main part of the village which is situated on the B4361. There is a Village Hall and a traditional public house called The Castle Inn, both situated on the B4361.
context_section_description: The original parish church was St Bartholomew's Church situated close to and east of the castle. The church was founded by either Richard Fitz Scrobe or his son. The chancel was probably built in 1362. The north transept was probably consecrated in 1351 by Bishop John de Trillek. This was the Chantry Chapel of the local Knights Templar. The south aisle was built between 1310 and 1320. . There is a detached bell tower (one of six in the county) that dates from the second half of the 13th century. The church is between it and the castle. There are no openings in the bell tower between it and the castle. (See The Cathedral Library, Hereford). This beautiful church is now redundant
  The current parish church is All Saints, designed by the notable architect Richard Norman Shaw, and opened in 1892. It is situated north of the village, in the Batchcott area, by the side of the B4361 road and is a Grade I Listed building.
  There was also a Primitive Methodist chapel, which is now a dwelling.
caption: All Saints church
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