All Saints' Church, South Wingfield
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All Saints’ Church, South Wingfield is a Grade II* listed
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South Wingfield South Wingfield is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, it is now part of the borough of Amber Valley and formerly in the Scarsdale hundred. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,514. History and description ...
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Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
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History

The church dates from the 12th century. The aisle and nave windows were redone in 1803 and the chancel was refashioned in 1877. The font dates from the 12th century. Some stained glass windows in the clerestory are by John Hayward. The church is in a joint parish with
St Mary's Church, Crich St Mary's Church, Crich is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Crich, Derbyshire. History The church dates from 1135 and has additions in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, with a vestry added in the 20th century. The ch ...
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Monuments

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(d. 1699) *William Harris (d. 1631) *Revd. Miles Halton (d. 1792) *Immanuel Halton (d. 1784)


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