St. Wilfrid's Church, Kelham
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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.
in 1874 by the Durham
based architect Charles Hodgson Fowler.
who died in 1702 and his wife Margaret who died in 1703.
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 Kelham
Kelham
Kelham is a small village in Nottinghamshire variously estimated as "3.36 miles," "3 miles," or "2.92 miles"to the northwest of Newark on a bend in the A617 road near its crossing of the River Trent.-Historical:...
, 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...
.
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 and 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...
in 1874 by the Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
based architect Charles Hodgson Fowler.
Parish structure
The Church of St. Wilfrid, Kelham is part of a joint parish which includes the churches of- Church of St. Michael and All Angels, AverhamChurch of St. Michael and All Angels, AverhamThe Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Averham is a parish church in the Church of England in Averham, Nottinghamshire.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....
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- St. Wilfrid's Church, South MuskhamSt. Wilfrid's Church, South MuskhamSt. 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....
Memorials
There is a memorial on the south side of the chancel to Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron LexintonRobert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton
Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton PC was an English diplomat.-Family:He was the son of Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton and his third wife Mary St. Leger.On 14 September 1691, he married Margaret Hungerford Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton PC (6 January 1662 – 19 September 1723) was an English...
who died in 1702 and his wife Margaret who died in 1703.
Source
- The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus PevsnerNikolaus PevsnerSir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...