St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Widmerpool
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St. Peter's Church, Widmerpool is a parish church
in the Church of England
in Widmerpool
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between 1888 and 1895.
The church was rebuilt in 1832, with a gothic spire, but in 1836 it was struck by lightning, which threw down half of the spire, and broke all the glass in the windows. The remaining part of the spire was taken down, and it was finished by a tower, in which are three bells. The churchyard is ornamentally planted with evergreens.
Originally dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, the church is now formally known as St Peter's.
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 Widmerpool
Widmerpool
Widmerpool is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, about 10 miles south, south east of Nottingham and some 7.5 miles north east of Loughborough. It sits just over a mile west of the A46 and, as one of Nottinghamshire's oldest settlements, enjoyed that proximity to that road when it was...
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History
The church is medieval but was heavily 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...
between 1888 and 1895.
The church was rebuilt in 1832, with a gothic spire, but in 1836 it was struck by lightning, which threw down half of the spire, and broke all the glass in the windows. The remaining part of the spire was taken down, and it was finished by a tower, in which are three bells. The churchyard is ornamentally planted with evergreens.
Originally dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, the church is now formally known as St Peter's.
Parish Status
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