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North Wheatley North Wheatley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of North and South Wheatley, in Bassetlaw District, Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 489, i ...

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Bawtry Bawtry is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies south-east of Doncaster, west of Gainsborough and north-west of Retford, on the border with Nottinghamshire and close to Lincolnshire. ...

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was built in the 13th

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dates from around 1480. The

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was added in 1824.

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includes a brief description of the church itself, written in the 1853 Directory of

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. It has a tower with 5

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was rebuilt in 1824.GEN UKI - White's Directory
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. The current incumbent is Mark Cantrill. ;Bells North Wheatley has six bells. There is one bell frame made from timber in 1896 by Thomas Mallaby which contains all six bells. The treble weighs 3 cwt, dated 1896 and cast by John Warner & Son. The second weighs 3 cwt, dated 1958 and cast by John Taylor & Co. The third weighs 4 cwt, dated 1958 and cast by John Taylor & Co. The fourth weighs 5 cwt, dated 1958 and is cast by John Taylor & Co. The fifth weighs 5 cwt, dated 1793 and is cast by Thomas Hilton, the tenor weighs 8 cwt, dated 1793 and is cast by Thomas Hilton. In 1896 a treble was added. The bells are not rung ground floor, to access the ringing chamber you have to climb the old oak staircase and pre dates the 19th century. In July 1926, the foundations of the Church were in need of restoration, the tower was declared unsafe and was supported by an external wooden framework resulting in the bells remaining silent for 32 years. In 1958 a dedication service took place in the church when the bells were safe to be rung again, it was led by the Rev. Canon Wilkinson. ;Clays Group of Churches The Clays Group includes the following churches: *St Peter, Hayton *St John the Baptist, Clarborough *St Peter & St Paul, Sturton le Steeple *St Martin, Bole *St Peter & St Paul, North Wheatley ;Organ The pipe organ was removed 40 years ago, there is a small electronic organ.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:North Wheatley, Saints Peter and Paul 13th-century church buildings in England Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire Grade II* listed churches in Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw District

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