St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield

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St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
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DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
Websitehttps://www.stwilfridskirkby.org
History
DedicationSt Wilfrid
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseSouthwell and Nottingham
ParishKirkby-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

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST WILFRID (1275908)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. p. 156. ISBN 978-0300096361.
  3. ^ Churches in the Ashfield Area. Ashfield District Council
  4. ^ The Church of England, Available at: http://www.achurchnearyou.com/kirkby-in-ashfield-st-wilfrid/