All Saints' Church, Rempstone is a

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in the

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Rempstone Rempstone is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is close to Nottingham, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray and Shepshed as well as the Leicestershire border. The population of the civil parish at t ...

, Nottinghamshire. The church is

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by the

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as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.

History

The church was built between 1771 and 1773. It was consecrated by

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the

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. The earlier church in Rempstone, St Peter in the Rushes,http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/rempstone-st-peter-rushes/hhistory.php St Peter in the Rushes stood approximately half a mile (1 km) north-east of the present village near the Sheepwash Brook next to a moated

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now a fishing lake, a Holy spring is also at this location. An archaeological dig, 1960–1962, revealed the foundations of a 12th-century tower with square buttresses. The present church was built mainly from the materials of the old church. About 20 headstones mark the site of the original churchyard and during the last 200 years of this church there were approximately 950 burials including that of six former Rectors of Rempstone.

Current parish status

It is in a group of parishes which includes: * St Giles' Church, Costock * St Mary's Church, East Leake *All Saints' Church, Rempstone * St Helena's Church, West Leake * Church of St John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar

Bells

The church has six bells.

Sources

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rempstone, All Saints Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire Grade II listed churches in Nottinghamshire Churches completed in 1773

History

Current parish status

Bells

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