Holy Trinity Church, Rolleston is a parish church in the

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Rolleston, Nottinghamshire Rolleston is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire by the River Greet (a tributary of the River Trent), a few miles from Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Southwell not far from the Trent and about southwest of Newark-on-Trent, Newark. ...

History

The church dates from the 12th century. The chancel was restored in 1878 and the tower in 1889 by

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. The church is in a joint parish with: *

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* St Peter and St Paul's Church, Upton

Memorials

*Nicholas Lodge, 1612, north chancel *Rev John Edwards 1804 *Luke Williamson *Selina Hempsall 1750 *John Twentyman 1774 *John Twentyman 1750

Organ

The church obtained an organ in 1933 which had been built in 1895 by Cousins of Lincoln, and was originally installed in Lincoln Cathedral Song School. The current organ was formerly in

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. It was installed in Rolleston in 2008 by

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. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rolleston Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire Grade I listed churches in Nottinghamshire

History

Memorials

Organ

See also

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