St Mary Magdalene's Church, Battlefield 1.33

St Mary Magdalene's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Battlefield, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.HistoryThe church is built on the site of the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 between Henry IV and Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and is probably built on a mass burial pit. In 1406 Roger Ive, the rector of Albright Hussey, the parish in which the battle was fought, gained a licence from Richard Hussey, the lord of the manor, to acquire the site on which to build the church. Its initial purpose was to act as a chantry chapel to sing masses for the souls of those killed in the battle. The church was completed in 1409, and in the following year its purpose was changed; it was re-founded by a royal charter as a college of priests. The charter established a community of six chaplains and a master to pray daily for the souls of the king, Richard Hussey and his wife, and for those killed in the battle. More buildings were constructed to house the college.