The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Underwood is a parish church

Parish church

A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....

 in the Church of England

Church of England

The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

 in Underwood, Nottinghamshire

Underwood, Nottinghamshire

Underwood, Nottinghamshire is a hilltop village within the civil parish of Selston in the District of Ashfield. It stands in a former colliery district. The village offers views across the Erewash Valley towards the Southern Pennines. It is situated very close to junction 27 of the M1. It is...

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The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.

History

The church was commissioned by Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper

Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper

Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper KG, PC, DL , known as Viscount Fordwich from 1837 to 1856, was a British Liberal politician...

 and built in 1890. The architect was J. A. Chatwin

J. A. Chatwin

J. A. Chatwin FRIBA, RBS, FSAScot , was a designer of buildings and the most prolific architect involved with the building and modification of churches in Birmingham, England, building or altering many of the parish churches in the city. He used both the Gothic and Classical styles...

 of Birmingham.

Current parish status

It is in a group of parishes which includes:

• Church of St. Mary, Eastwood
• Church of St. James the Great, Brinsley
• Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Underwood

The Clergy list of the church:

• 1861-1867 Revd. Edward Cayley
• 1867-1874 Revd. John Dawson Gibson
• 1874-1880 Revd. Charles Edward Thornes Roberts
• 1881-1918 Revd. Percival Page
• 1918-1919 Revd. H B Edwards
• 1920-1924 Revd. George William Ready
• 1924-1926 Revd. F L Farmer
• 1926-1935 Revd. L C Rowan-Robinson
• 1935-1948 Revd. Fred John Starmer
• 1949-1957 Revd. J H Newbury
• 1957-1962 Revd. Cyril Vincent Miles
• 1963-1967 Revd. John Bernardi
• 1967-1982 Revd. William G E Porter
• 1982-1987 Revd. Lance Clark
• 1987-1994 Revd. David L Harper
• 1995-2002 Revd. Faith Cully
• 2003-2009 Revd. Robert Murray
• 2009 to present Revd. David Stevenson

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