Church Of St Michael

The Church of St Michael is a parish church, originally built as a chapel-of-ease in the early 13th century and largely rebuilt between 1895 and 1896. It is constructed from roughly coursed limestone rubble with angle quoins, and dressed sandstone to the west wall. The machine tile roof has ornamental cresting, coped verges, and carved stone kneelers. The church comprises a nave and chancel under a single roof, a west bellcote, and a north-east vestry.

The south side features broad 19th-century lancet windows to the left and right, with a smaller 13th-century lancet, possibly reset, to the right of centre. The north side has two low, broad pointed windows, with the right window positioned where a doorway was formerly infilled. The west doorway is pointed, with single-chamfered imposts and hoodmould, and a contemporary lancet above. The restored nail-studded plank door has internal strap hinges and is likely from the 17th century. The gabled bellcote, dating to the late 19th century, has twin pointed openings housing bells. A two-light, Decorated-style east window was added in the late 19th century. The lean-to vestry has a broad lancet on its east side.

Inside, the church has a collar beam roof, dating from approximately 1895, spanning six bays. High box pews incorporate reused 17th-century panelling with a variety of motifs, including vines, acorns, floral, and geometric patterns. Superscribed texts are found on the pew backs, including "REPENT . AND . BELIEVE . THE . GOSPEL . MB . 1631", "(P) OSSESSE . YOUR . SOULES . WITH . PATIENCE . AGAINST . THIS . WICKED WO(RLD)", and "POWRE . OUT . YOUR . PRAYERS. WITH . REVERENCE . TO THE LORD”. Some pew ends have H-hinges. A plain, circular font, likely of early medieval origin, sits upon a 19th-century moulded plinth. A Jacobean chair is located to the north of the altar, and a 19th-century wall cupboard is in the south-east corner of the chancel. Later fittings and furnishings, including the pulpit and choir stalls, date from 1895/6.

A wall memorial to Thomas Bird of Brunslow (died 1664) and his wife, Alice, erected by their grandson, Thomas, is located north of the altar. It features fluted Ionic columns with carved volutes, a segmental pediment broken by a cartouche, and a cherub's head below the inscription. Several 18th-century hatchments are also present. 18th-century grave slabs, originally on the floor, are now fixed to the splays of the 13th-century south lancet and to the nave walls. Two plain early 19th-century wall memorials are located in the nave, on the north side. Originally a chapelry of Clun, Edgton became a separate parish in 1812.