St George's Church 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

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 Britai ...

in Barton in Fabis,

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 ...

History

The church is medieval and is a

Grade I 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 ...

listed building. St George's Church was restored in 1855 by

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 ...

. Between 1931 and 1934 the nave roof and parapet were repaired at a cost of £725 by Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott, architect, and Thomas Long, builder. The church is famous for the alabaster tomb in the chancel dating from 1616 with reclining effigies of William and Tabitha Sacheverell.

Incumbents

Parish structure

It is part of an informal grouping of five churches that are known collectively as "The 453 Churches" as they straddle the

A453 The A453 road was formerly the main trunk road connecting the English cities of Nottingham and Birmingham. However, the middle section of this mainly single-carriageway road has largely been downgraded to B roads or unclassified roads follo ...

. The other churches in the group are: * St. Lawrence's Church, Gotham * St. Winifred's Church, Kingston on Soar * Holy Trinity Church, Ratcliffe-on-Soar * All Saints’ Church, Thrumpton

Organ

The two manual pipe organ dates from 1893 and is by the builder Alexander Young. It was installed in 1965. It came from Wincham Methodist Church. A specification of the organ can be found on th
National Pipe Organ Register

Bells

The west tower contains a ring of six bells.

References

External links

Southwell & Nottingham church history project
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