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St John the Baptist's Church, Ault Hucknall, is a
*Anne Keighley, wife of William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
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Grade I listed
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parish church
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in the Church of England
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in Ault Hucknall
Ault Hucknall (Old English: ''Hucca's nook of land'') is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover (borough), Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,053.
Local residents describe ...
, Derbyshire
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History
The church dates from the 11th century with 14th- and 15th-century features. It was restored between 1885 and 1888 by William Butterfield.Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with *St Andrew's Church, Glapwell * St Leonard's Church, Scarcliffe *St Luke's Church,Palterton
Scarcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover (district), Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. It is sometimes called Scarcliffe with Palterton. The population of the parish (including the hamlets of Palterton, Rylah, Stockley, a ...
Memorials
*Anne Keighley, wife of William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
*Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes ( ; 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher, best known for his 1651 book ''Leviathan (Hobbes book), Leviathan'', in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. He is considered t ...
(d. 1679)
Organ
The pipe organ was installed by Brindley & Foster around 1905. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.See also
* Grade I listed churches in Derbyshire *Listed buildings in Ault Hucknall
Ault Hucknall is a civil parish in the Bolsover District, Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 23 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of thes ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ault Hucknall Church of England church buildings in Derbyshire Grade I listed churches in Derbyshire William Butterfield buildings Churches dedicated to John the Baptist in England Anglican churches dedicated to John the Baptist