The St Katherine's Church is on Buttery Lane, Teversal, Nottinghamshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the deanery of Newstead, the

Archdeaconry of Newark The Archdeacon of Newark is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. History The archdeaconry of Newark was created by Order in Council on 11 June 1912 and comprises the northern and eastern pa ...

, and the Southwell and Nottingham diocese. Its

benefice A benefice () or living is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The Roman Empire used the Latin term as a benefit to an individual from the Empire for services rendered. Its use was adopted by ...

has three churches,

St Andrew's Church, Skegby St. Andrew's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Skegby, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic intere ...

, All Saints' Church, Stanton Hill and St Katherine's itself. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated

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building. The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and has an unrestored 17th and 18th century interior. The Molyneux pew is in the south aisle and has a roof supported by barley-sugar columns.

History

The church is medieval and is the family church of the Earl of Carnarvon.

Bells

The third bell is one of the oldest bells in Nottinghamshire dated 1551.

Monuments

There are two early ledger stones, for Roger Greenhalghe (d. 1562) and his wife Anne Babington (d. 1538).R. R. Rawlins, 'Teversall Church', ''The Gentleman's Magazine'', vol. 80 part 1 (London, 1810) pp. 120-122, with engraving of church and these graveslabs. There are various monuments to the Molyneux Baronets *Sir Francis Molyneux, 2nd Baronet, died 1674, son of

Sir John Molyneux, 1st Baronet Sir John Molyneux of Teversal ( fl. 1611-1640), High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire. Molyneux was the son of Thomas Molyneux (d. 1597) and Alice Cranmer of Aslockton, daughter of Thomas Cranmer, a great-nephew of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. After the ...

. *Sir John Molyneux, died 1691 *Sir John Molyneux, died 1741

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Teversal, St Katherine's Church Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire Grade I listed churches in Nottinghamshire

History

Bells

Monuments

See also

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