St Edmund's Church, Holme Pierrepont is a

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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in Holme Pierrepont,

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...

. The church is Grade I listed by the

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as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.

History and features

The church has had a long association with Holme Pierrepont Hall. The medieval church was largely re-built in 1666 by

Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, PC, FRSFRCP(March 16068 December 1680) was an English peer. He was the son of Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, and his wife, the former Gertrude Talbot, daughter of George Talb ...

. In 1878

Thomas Chambers Hine Thomas Chambers Hine (31 May 1813 – 6 February 1899) was an architect based in Nottingham. Background He was born in Covent Garden into a prosperous middle-class family, the eldest son of Jonathan Hine (1780–1862), a hosiery manufacturer an ...

added the chancel. It is now part of the combined parish of All Hallows Church, Lady Bay. The east window of 1913 is by

James Powell and Sons The firm of James Powell and Sons, also known as Whitefriars Glass, were London-based English glassmakers, leadlighters and stained glass window manufacturers. As ''Whitefriars Glass'', the company existed from the 17th century, but became well k ...

. The organ was built by Charles Lloyd and won a gold medal at the Birmingham Trades Exhibition in 1865.

Rectors

* John Speed, 1578–1626 * Humphrey Perkins ca. 1718 *

Samuel Berdmore Samuel Berdmore (before 1693 – 24 March 1742/3Notes on the churches of Nottinghamshire: Hundred of Bingham. John Thomas Godfrey. 1907) was an English clergyman. Berdmore was the fourth son of Edward Berdmore of Worcester. He was educ ...

1719–1722 also Vicar of St Mary's Church, Nottingham * ? *

Scrope Berdmore Rev. Scrope Berdmore (19 February 1708 – 16 February 1770) was an English clergyman. His father was Samuel Berdmore and his mother was Martha Scrope. He matriculated from Merton College, Oxford in 1724, gained his BA in 1728, MA in 1732, ...

1740–1770 also Vicar of St Mary's Church, Nottingham * Thomas Donnithorne ???? - 1814 * James Jarvis Cleaver 1814–???? * Rev. James Jarvis Peach ???? - 1864? * Henry Seymour * * Egbert Hacking ca. 1908–???? also from 1913

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* Rev WT Saward 1913-? Nottingham Newspaper, Nov 1921 * Canon R. P. Tinsley 1959–???? *

Monuments

* Sir Henry Pierrepont, died 1499. * Sir Henry Pierrepont, died 1615, father of Earl of Kingston upon Hull and Grace, Lady Manners * Gertrude, wife of

Robert 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 ...

who died in 1649. * John Oldham (1653–1683), satirical poet and translator * Evelyn Pierrepont (1775–1801), Member of Parliament

Organists

* Robert Bullock 1925 - ????

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holme Pierrepont, St Edmund's Church Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire Grade I listed churches in Nottinghamshire English churches dedicated to St Edmund

History and features

Rectors

Monuments

Organists

See also

References