St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
53°05′50″N 01°16′08″W / 53.09722°N 1.26889°W / 53.09722; -1.26889
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Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
Website | https://www.stwilfridskirkby.org |
History | |
Dedication | St Wilfrid |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
Parish | Kirkby-in-Ashfield |
St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.[1]
History
The medieval church was destroyed by fire and a new church was erected in 1907 by the Duke of Portland to a design by the architect Louis Ambler.[1][2] The church has a fine reredos and chancel screen.[3]
The church of St Wilfrid stands on a site believed to have been first used for a church in the 7th century and an ancient church is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086.[4]
See also
Sources
- ^ a b Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST WILFRID (1275908)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. p. 156. ISBN 978-0300096361.
- ^ Churches in the Ashfield Area. Ashfield District Council
- ^ The Church of England, Available at: http://www.achurchnearyou.com/kirkby-in-ashfield-st-wilfrid/
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