St James' Church stands in an elevated position in the village of Cardington, Shropshire, England.

It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.

[5] The body of the church is constructed in sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and has tiled roofs.

The middle stage contains paired lancets under arches, that on the south side being blocked by a clock face.

[2] The reredos stretches the full width of the church, and contains encaustic tiles depicting the apostles.

[2] The stained glass in the east window dating from 1914, a memorial to Violet Christie (died 1913) and her widower Captain Stephen Christy (killed in World War I 1914),[6] is by Powells, and in the nave is a window with stained glass of 1955 designed by Edward Payne.

It stands on two circular stone steps, and consists of a baluster on a square base and has a moulded cap on which there is a copper dial and gnomon.