St. Mary Magdalene’s Church

The most visible standing feature within the battlefield is the church of St. Mary Magdalene. This structure and associated earthworks together with the fish ponds to the south are a scheduled monument.

The land on which the church stands was acquired in 1406, only three years after the conflict, in order to construct a college 'to provide intercession for the souls of those slain in the battle' (Priestly 1979). Charters of the college state that it is situated on the site of the battle and is believed to have been constructed over or close to one of the mass graves of those killed in the conflict. The church was restored in 1860/2 by Shrewsbury architect Pountney Smith.