St Stephen's Church, Woodville is a

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parish church in the

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Woodville, Derbyshire Woodville is a suburban village and civil parish that crosses two districts - South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, east of Swadlincote, of which it is now effectively a subu ...

History

The desire for a church in Woodville was first expressed at a meeting on St Stephen's day in 1843, and this prompted the construction of the church, and the dedication was selected based on the day of that initial meeting. The church was built on a one-acre plot of land given by

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to the designs of the architect

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. The corner stone was laid on 7 November 1845 by

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, in the presence of Hon. Capt. Curzon and the Rev. Marmaduke Vavasour. Transept arches were built into the walls to provide for any future enlargement. The apse was laid with Minton black, buff and red encaustic tiles. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Peterborough, Rt. Revd. George Davys on 8 December 1846.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with *St Margaret's Church, Blackfordby

Organ

A pipe organ was built by Albert E Pease. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodville Woodville Woodville Religious buildings and structures completed in 1846

History

Parish status

Organ

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