Hand held virtual tour panorama taken outside St Mary's Church in Cleobury Mortimer. The picture shows a view of the church with it's crooked wooden spire and a view up Church Street. Image taken in June 2011.

Outside St. Mary's Church in Cleobury Mortimer - Cleobury Mortimer visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Outside St. Mary's Church in Cleobury Mortimer' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Shropshire.

St. Mary's Church in Cleobury Mortimer is an important church in southern Shropshire because of the unique, twisted, 13th century wooden spire. The spire was built on top of the church tower without any tying or flashing. As the soft stone crumbled and the spire timbers rotted and dried so the twist was gradually introduced into the spire.

As a result, this small, Anglican parish church has become something of a tourist attraction in the region, and is also open for visitors to explore the interior. As with most ancient churches, subsequent additions were made to St Mary's Church. The The nave and south aisle date from the 13th Century and the North aisle from the 14th. The side chapel was built by Roger Mortimer who was hanged in 1330.

The church still has an active worshipping community and programme.

St. Mary's Church
Church Street
Cleobury Mortimer

Road: Cleobury Mortimer is about 30 miles west of Birmingham and 12 miles west of Kidderminster on the A456 & A4117 roads. It is 12 miles east of Ludlow.
Bus: Local buses stop on Church Street in Cleobury Mortimer.
Train: Ludlow Rail Station or Kidderminster Station