St Nicholas' Church, Askham is a
parish church in the
Church of England in
Askham, Nottinghamshire
Askham is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about six miles south-east of East Retford
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The church is
Grade II* 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 ...
by the
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
History
The church is medieval, the south nave being 12th century
but was restored in 1906 to 1907.
[Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. page 259. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.]
Parish structure
The church is in a group of parishes which includes
*St Nicholas' Church, Askham
*
St Helen's Church, Grove
St. Helen's Church, Grove is a parish church in the Church of England in Grove, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic ...
*
Church of St John the Baptist, East Markham
*
St Peter's Church, Headon-cum-Upton
St. Peter's Church, Headon-cum-Upton is a parish church in the Church of England in Headon, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or h ...
Bells
The church has 3 bells which are hung dead on a steel frame with hammers.
See also
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Listed buildings in Askham, Nottinghamshire
Sources
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12th-century church buildings in England
Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire
Grade II* listed churches in Nottinghamshire