St Leonard's Church, Scarcliffe, is a
Grade II* listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), 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 com ...
in the
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, ...
in
Scarcliffe,
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...
.
History
The church dates from the 12th century. The
tower
A tower is a tall Nonbuilding structure, structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from guyed mast, masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting ...
was rebuilt in 1842 and there was a restoration later in the 19th century.
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
*St Andrew's Church, Glapwell
*
St John the Baptist's Church, Ault Hucknall
St John the Baptist's Church, Ault Hucknall, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire.
History
The church dates from the 11th century with 14th- and 15th-century features. It was restored between 1 ...
*St Luke's Church, Palterton
Memorials
*Constantia de Frecheville (d. 1175)
Organ
The pipe organ was installed by
Albert Keates
Albert Keates (14 July 1862 in Hanley, Staffordshire – 25 June 1949 in Sheffield) was a pipe organ builder based in Sheffield who flourished between 1889 and 1948.
Career
He started his employment at John Stringer and Co in Hanley. Later he ...
dating from 1908. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
See also
*
Grade II* listed buildings in Bolsover (district)
*
Listed buildings in Scarcliffe
References
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Church of England church buildings in Derbyshire
Grade II* listed churches in Derbyshire