St Michael's Church, Kirk Langley 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 A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

in the

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Kirk Langley Kirk Langley is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire. The village is northwest of Derby and south east of Brailsford on the A52 road. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census (including Meynell Langley) was 686. The Mey ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

History

The church dates from the 14th century. It was restored in 1839 and again in 1885 by

George Frederick Bodley George Frederick Bodley (14 March 182721 October 1907) was an English Gothic Revival architect. He was a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott, and worked in partnership with Thomas Garner for much of his career. He was one of the founders of Watt ...

and

Thomas Garner Thomas Garner (1839–1906) was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. He is known for his almost 30-year partnership with architect George Frederick Bodley. Early life Born at Wasperton Hill Farm in Warwi ...

. New choir stalls were added in 1914 to the designs of

and made by Robert Bridgeman of Lichfield.

Memorials

*Godfrey Meynell (d. 1854) *Alice Beresford (d. 1511) *Henry Role (d. 1559) and his wife *Charles Wilmot (d. 1724)

Organ

The pipe organ dates from 1894 and was built by Wadsworth. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

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History

Memorials

Organ

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