St. Wilfrid's Church, Kelham is a
parish church
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in the
Church of England
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in
Kelham
Kelham is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire about northwest of Newark on a bend in the A617 road near its crossing of the River Trent. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 207.
Historical
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Nottinghamshire
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The church is
Grade I listed
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by the
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as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
History
The church is medieval and was
restored
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in 1874 by the
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-based architect
Charles Hodgson Fowler
Charles Hodgson Fowler (2 March 1840 – 14 December 1910) was a prolific English ecclesiastical architect who specialised in building and, especially, restoring churches.
Life
He was born in Nottinghamshire, the son of Robert Hodgson Fowler ...
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Parish structure
The Church of St. Wilfrid, Kelham is part of a joint parish which includes the churches of
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Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Averham
The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Averham is a parish church in the Church of England in Averham, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding arc ...
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St. Wilfrid's Church, North Muskham
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St. Wilfrid's Church, South Muskham
St. Wilfrid's Church, South Muskham is a parish church in the Church of England in South Muskham, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectura ...
Memorials
There is a memorial on the south side of the chancel to
Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton
Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexington PC (6 January 166219 September 1723) was an English diplomat.
Family
He was the son of Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexington and his third wife Mary St. Leger.
On 14 September 1691, he married Margaret, (d. Apr ...
who died in 1723 and his wife Margaret who died in 1703.
See also
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Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
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Ashfield
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Listed buildings in Kelham
Kelham is a civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains 18 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are ...
Sources
*The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire.
Nikolaus Pevsner
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Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire
Grade I listed churches in Nottinghamshire