The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Averham 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 Averham

Averham

Averham is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 187. The village is just west of Newark-on-Trent.-Averham weir:...

, Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...

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

Parish structure

The Church of St. Michael and All Angels is part of a joint parish which includes the churches of St. Wilfrid's Church, Kelham

St. Wilfrid's Church, Kelham

St. Wilfrid's Church, Kelham is a parish church in the Church of England in Kelham, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.-History:...

, St. Wilfrid's Church, North Muskham

St. Wilfrid's Church, North Muskham

St. Wilfrid's Church, North Muskham is a parish church in the Church of England in North Muskham, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest....

 and St. Wilfrid's Church, South Muskham

St. Wilfrid's Church, South Muskham

St. Wilfrid's Church, South Muskham is a parish church in the Church of England in South Muskham, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest....

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Description

The style of masonry in parts of the tower, nave and chncel prove that the structure is of Norman date though the tower arch is later. Also added later were the buttresses and pinnacles of the tower and the south porch (containing letters and shields referring to Sir Thomas Sutton, died 1525, and his wife). There is a fine east window in the chancel and the screen is simple early Perpendicular.

The north window contains some fragments of glass found in Kelham Hall and put together by Frederick Heathcote Sutton, rector of St. Helen's Church, Brant Broughton

St. Helen's Church, Brant Broughton

St. Helen's Church is an Anglican church in Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire England.-History:It is a medieval church dedicated to 'St Helen' dating from the 13th century. It was heavily restored by the Rector, Canon Frederick Heathcote Sutton and the architect George Frederick Bodley between 1874 and...

 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

. Additionally, there is some late Victorian stained glass by Heaton, Butler and Bayne

Heaton, Butler and Bayne

Heaton, Butler and Bayne is the name of an English firm who produced stained glass windows from 1855 onwards.-History:Clement Heaton originally founded his own stained glass firm in 1852, joined by James Butler in 1855. Between 1859-61 they worked alongside Clayton and Bell and were joined by...

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There is a wall monument to Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton

Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton

Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton was a Royalist MP in 1625 and 1640.-Family:He was the son of Sir William Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire,Lord Lexinton was thrice married....

who died in 1668. There are also two medieval memorials, a foliated cross and an effigy of a layman (poorly preserved).