Wardley Church
Other OS name in the Parish of Wardley
Historical Forms
- Church (St Botolph) 1846,1863,1877 White
Etymology
, Church (St Botolph )1846, 1863, 1877White . Botolph , a monastic leader who flourished in East Anglia in the later 7th century , was by the end of the 11th century regarded as a patron saint of boundaries . It may be significant for the church 's dedication that Wardley is a border parish , v. R . Morris , Churches in the Landscape , London 1989 , 217 – 9 . The church appears to be an ancient foundation . The earliest surviving masonry is no later than c1175 .