St. Giles' Church, Costock is a

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in the

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Costock Costock is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 621. It was estimated at 664 in 1998. Although in Nottinghamshire, Costock's closest town is ...

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. 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

The church was medieval but a north aisle was added in 1848 by G. G. Place and it was

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in 1862 by Gilbert Scott.Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. page 106. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

Current parish status

It is in a group of parishes which includes: *St Giles' Church, Costock *

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