St. Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop 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 Cropwell Bishop

Cropwell Bishop

Cropwell Bishop is a village in the borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire.It is two miles to the east of the A46 in the NG12 postcode. The next village to the north is Cropwell Butler. Both villages form part of the Vale of Belvoir....

, 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 has a nave with north and south aisles, south porch and chancel. The tower was built around 1450.

Bells

There are six bells. One is 16th century, two are dated 1669 and 1757, a fourth was recast in 1905 and a fifth added in the same year. A sixth, the treble bell, was installed in 1981.

Current parish status

St. Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop is in the Wiverton group of parishes which includes:

• St. Andrew's Church, Langar
  St. Andrew's Church, Langar
  St. Andrew's Church, Langar-cum-Barnstone is a parish church in the Church of England in Langar, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest....
  
  
• All Saints' Church, Granby
  All Saints' Church, Granby
  All Saints' Church, Granby is a parish church in the Church of England in Granby, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.-History:...
  
  
• Holy Trinity Church, Tythby
  Holy Trinity Church, Tythby
  Holy Trinity Church, Tythby is a parish church in the Church of England in Tithby, Nottinghamshire.-History:Holy Trinity is a medieval church dating from the 14th century, rebuilt in the 18th century, and has Georgian furnishings including a pulpit with reader's desk, box pews, squire's pew and...
  
  
• St. John's Church, Colston Bassett
  St. John's Church, Colston Bassett
  St. John's Church, Colston Bassett is a parish church in the Church of England in Colston Bassett, 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....
  
  
• St. Mary's Church, Barnstone
  St. Mary's Church, Barnstone
  St. Mary's Church, Barnstone is a parish church in the Church of England in Barnstone, Nottinghamshire.-Current parish status:St. Mary's Church, Barnstone is in the Wiverton group of parishes which includes:*St. Andrew's Church, Langar...
  
  
• St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill
  St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill
  St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill is a parish church in the Church of England in Elton on the Hill, Nottinghamshire, Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of special architectural interest....
  
  

Source

• The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
  Nikolaus Pevsner
  Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...