St Swithin's Church, Wellow is a

Grade II* listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

in the

Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. It is b ...

Wellow, Nottinghamshire Wellow is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 444, increasing to 470 at the 2011 census. It has a village green and a maypole, which is still in use. The parish church of St Swithin is 12 ...

History

The church dates from the 12th century. It was restored in 1878 by

Ewan Christian Ewan Christian (1814–1895) was a British architect. He is most frequently noted for the restorations of Southwell Minster and Carlisle Cathedral, and the design of the National Portrait Gallery. He was Architect to the Ecclesiastical Commiss ...

, and a further restoration took place in 1968. It is in a group of parishes comprising: *

St Bartholomew's Church, Kneesall St Bartholomew’s Church, Kneesall is a Grade I listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Kneesall. History The church dates from the 14th century. It was restored in 1846 and 1860, then in 1893 by Charle ...

St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Laxton is a Grade I listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Laxton, Nottinghamshire. History The church dates from the 13th century. It was the home church of the Ever ...

Moorhouse Chantry Chapel Moorhouse Chantry Chapel is a Grade II* listed Church of England chapel in the Diocese of Southwell and NottinghamThe buildings of England. Nottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner at Moorhouse, within the Laxton and Moorhouse civil parish, Nottinghams ...

Organ

The church has an organ by

James Jepson Binns James Jepson Binns (c. 1855–11 March 1928) was a pipe organ builder based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Organs Pipe organs at the following locations were either built or rebuilt by James Jepson Binns or his JJ Binns company. A number of ...

. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Clock

The church had an early clock by Richard Roe of

Epperstone Epperstone is an English village and civil parish in mid-Nottinghamshire, located near Lowdham and Calverton. It had a population (including Gonalston) of 589 at the time of the 2011 Census. Many inhabitants commute to work or school in Notting ...

which was installed in 1699.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wellow, St Swithun Grade II* listed churches in Nottinghamshire Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire

History

Organ

Clock

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