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Grade I listed
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parish church in the 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 ...
in Cuckney
Cuckney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton and Cuckney, in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, located between Worksop and Market Warsop.
The A60 road connects Market Warsop and Cuckney via Cuck ...
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At the edge of the churchyard are the remains of Cuckney Castle
Cuckney Castle was in the village of Cuckney, Nottinghamshire between Worksop and Market Warsop ().
It was a motte and bailey fortress founded by Thomas de Cuckney. It was razed after The Anarchy in the reign of King Stephen. There are no ...
, a motte and bailey castle listed as a Scheduled Monument
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History
The church dates from the 12th century, and was restored in 1667, 1892 and 1907. It is in a joint parish with * St Winifred's Church, Holbeck *Welbeck College Chapel
Welbeck is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, slightly to the south-west of Worksop. The village population is included in the civil parish of Holbeck.
Welbeck became a coal-mining centre in 1912 and has a famous stately home, Welbeck Abb ...
Memorials
In the nave floor is a worn slab of black marble, reputed to be the tomb ofRobert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (6 August 158425 July 1643) was an English nobleman who joined the Royalist side in the English Civil War after some delay and became lieutenant-general of the counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Hunt ...
, c.1643.
Organ
The church contains a pipe organ byBrindley & Foster
Brindley & Foster was a pipe organ builder based in Sheffield who flourished between 1854 and 1939.
Background
The business was established by Charles Brindley in 1854. He was joined by Albert Healey Foster in 1871 and the company acquired the ...
dating from 1877. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
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References
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