St Mary's Church is a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

in the

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Radcliffe on Trent Radcliffe-on-Trent is a large village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the Census 2011 was 8,205. Location Radcliffe has a population of about 8,000. It is to the eas ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

. The church is

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by the

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as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.

History

There was a medieval church but little remains. The chancel was built in 1858 by Charles Bailey of

Newark-on-Trent Newark-on-Trent or Newark () is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...

. The rest was built by Joseph Goddard and Alfred Henry Paget of

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between 1879 and 1880. It is now part of the united parish with

St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Shelford St Peter and St Paul's Church, Shelford is a parish church in the Church of England in Shelford, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. History The church is of medieval style ...

Bells

There are eight bells by Taylors of Loughborough dating from 1947. The heaviest is 15 cwt.

Parsonage

The parsonage house dates from 1827 and was designed by

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References

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Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

History

Bells

Parsonage

See also

References