St. Helena's Church, Thoroton
Encyclopedia
St. Helena's Church, Thoroton is a parish church
in the Church of England
in Thoroton
, Nottinghamshire
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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.
1868 to 1869 by the architect John Henry Hakewill, son of Henry Hakewill
.
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 Thoroton
Thoroton
Thoroton is a small village located in the parish of Thoroton in Rushcliffe, Nottingham, United Kingdom and lies along the banks of the River Smite. Thoroton has a population of 110 and was granted conservation area status in 1974. It is served by St. Helena's Church, Thoroton.Thoroton is located...
, 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.
History
The church is medieval but was restoredVictorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
1868 to 1869 by the architect John Henry Hakewill, son of Henry Hakewill
Henry Hakewill
Henry Hakewill was an English architect.He designed two distinguished Greek Revival buildings:*Coed Coch, Denbighshire, Wales , a country-house with a diagonally placed portico and stair...
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Parish structure
The church is in The Cranmer Group of parishes which includes- St. Thomas' Church, AslocktonSt. Thomas' Church, AslocktonSt. Thomas' Church, Aslockton is a parish church in the Church of England in Aslockton, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest....
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- St. Helena's Church, Thoroton
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