St Nicholas, Tooting Graveney, is a

Church of England parish church A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ca ...

in central

Tooting Tooting is a district in South London, forming part of the London Borough of Wandsworth and partly in the London Borough of Merton. It is located south south-west of Charing Cross. History Tooting has been settled since pre- Saxon times ...

, London, England.

History

The church of St Nicholas has its origins in the Saxon period, and is recorded in the

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of 1086. The original building was extended and altered many times, but retained its round Saxon tower. By 1814 however, the congregation had exceeded its capacity, and it was decided to rebuilt the church on a nearby site, which was achieved in 1832–33 under the architect

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, while this new building was itself extended in the Victorian period. It has been a grade II

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since 1955, and its archives are held by the

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Present

St Nicholas's continues to be an active local church, with services at 10:30 and 18:00 each Sunday. St Nicholas's is within the

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of the Church of England. As a parish that rejects the

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, it receives

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from the

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(currently Jonathan Baker).

Notable clergy

John Buxton Marsden John Buxton Marsden (1803 – 16 June 1870) was an English cleric, known as a historical writer and editor. Life Marsden was born at Liverpool. He was admitted sizar of St John's College, Cambridge, on 10 April 1823; and graduated B.A. in 1827, M ...

, rector from 1833 to 1844, cleric and historian

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Tooting Graveney Tooting is a district in South London, forming part of the London Borough of Wandsworth and partly in the London Borough of Merton. It is located south south-west of Charing Cross. History Tooting has been settled since pre- Saxon times ...

19th-century Church of England church buildings

Churches completed in 1833 Grade II listed churches in London