St Wilfrid's Church, Screveton is a

Grade I 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 ...

parish church in the

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Screveton Screveton (pronounced locally "Screveeton" or "Screeton") is an English parish and village in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, with about 100 inhabitants, increasing (including Kneeton) to 191 at the 2011 Census. It was formerly in Bi ...

History

The church dates from the 13th century. The west tower, however, dates from the 15th century and was altered in the late 16th century. The chancel was restored in 1881, and the nave restored and vestry built in 1884. The alabaster tomb of one Richard Whalley bears carvings of his three consecutive wives and his 24 children. The church forms a joint parish with

St Mary's Church, Car Colston St Mary's Church, Car Colston is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Car Colston. History The church dates from the 13th century. The tower was restored in 1911. The church is in a joint parish with St Wilfrid's Church, ...

. They form two of the Fosse group of churches with

St Peter's Church, East Bridgford St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. History The church was dates from the 11th century. It was restored in 1671 and 1686. The tower was rebuilt in 1778 by Fr ...

, St Helen's Church, Kneeton, and the Church of St Augustine of Canterbury,

Flintham Flintham is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district in Nottinghamshire, 7 miles (11 km) from Newark-on-Trent and opposite RAF Syerston on the A46. It had a population of 597 at the 2011 Census and estimated at 586 in 2019. The vil ...

. Some joint services are held with the East Bridgford Methodist Church.Fosse Group site
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Memorials

*Richard Whalley, Tower chamber *Walter Penistone Whalley, 1680 *Margaret Whalley, 1675 *Admiral Evelyn Sutton, 1817, and Roosilia Sutton, 1829.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Screveton Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire Grade I listed churches in Nottinghamshire Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham