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St. Swithun's Church, Woodborough | |
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Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
History | |
Dedication | St. Swithun |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
Parish | Woodborough, Nottinghamshire |
St Swithun's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Woodborough, Nottinghamshire.
History
The church is medieval[1] with the chancel dating from the fourteenth century.
The church is a large structure ... and has some fragments of ancient armorial glass in its windows which, when perfect, was exceedingly beautiful. It is a curacy, and has been augmented with Queen Anne's Bounty. The Chapter of Southwell is the patron, and the Rev. Samuel Lealand Oldacres is the incumbent.[2]
The church is in a joint parish with:
Features
The church contains stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe and also by Morris & Co. to designs by Edward Burne-Jones.
Clock
The clock was installed by Reuben Bosworth in 1854.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire Nikolaus Pevsner, p.384
- ↑ White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853
- ↑ "Woodborough". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 15 June 1854. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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