St. Anne's Church is a
parish church in the
Church of England in
Sutton Bonington,
Nottinghamshire.
The church is a 12th-century Grade II*
Listed building.
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Conservation Areas: Sutton Bonington
It is located off the Main Street, at the top end of St Anne's Lane, and near to the
Midland Main Line which was constructed past the village in 1840. Sutton Bonington's
village hall and
library is situated on the lane opposite.
History
Sutton Bonington has two
medieval churches, a result of the merging of the two original villages (Sutton and Bonington); they are
St. Michael's Church (Bonington's church, located on Main Street) and the smaller St. Anne's Church (Sutton's church).
The two ancient
ecclesiastical parishes of Sutton and Bonington were united for
civil purposes in 1829 and combined in 1923 into one ecclesiastical parish (with one rector appointed from 1950).
Sutton Bonington Local History Society
Remember Sutton Bonington St. Anne's Rectory
A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of religion. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, parsonage, rectory or vicarage.
Function
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is now a private house and recently new housing has been built in the former rectory gardens, adjacent to the rear of the church. Related to the situation of the two original parishes, Sutton and Bonington are separate manors, named after their churches — St. Anne and St. Michael respectively.
A notable feature inside is a 15th-century alabaster effigy
An effigy is an often life-size sculptural representation of a specific person, or a prototypical figure. The term is mostly used for the makeshift dummies used for symbolic punishment in political protests and for the figures burned in certai ...
of a knight set in a recess.
Present day
Regular services continue to be held in both churches. The current priest in charge (for both churches in Sutton Bonington) is Glenn Martin, who is also the priest in charge of the neighbouring parish of Normanton on Soar
Normanton on Soar (), formerly known as Normanton-upon-Soar and known locally as Normanton, is a village and civil parish in the south of Nottinghamshire in England near the River Soar. This historic village is home to one of the last operating ...
(with its Grade I Church of St. James).
Bells
The church has a west-facing, 19th century, gable end bellcote, consisting of two arches each with a bell.
External links
Notes and Jottings about Sutton Bonington.
By Rev. W E Buckland. (Rector of St. Anne's).
St. Michael's and St. Anne's Churches
Images of England
Photo and Listed building description
Flickr
Photos of the church
See also
* Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
*Listed buildings in Sutton Bonington
Sutton Bonington is a civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains 30 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three ...
References
Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire
Grade II* listed churches in Nottinghamshire
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