The Church of St. John the Baptist, East Markham is a

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East Markham East Markham, historically also known as Great Markham, is a small village and civil parish near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,160, and this increased to 1,279 in 2021. It lies abou ...

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. The church is

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as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.

History

The church is

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and was

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between 1883 and 1887 by

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Parish structure

The church is in a group of parishes which includes * St. Nicholas' Church, Askham * St. Helen's Church, Grove *Church of St. John the Baptist, East Markham * St. Peter's Church, Headon-cum-Upton

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History

Parish structure

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