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St. Wilfrid's Church, Kelham is a
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Kelham Kelham is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire about northwest of Newark on a bend in the A617 road near its crossing of the River Trent. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 207. Historical Kelham ...
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. The church is Grade I listed by the
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as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.


History

The church is medieval and was restored in 1874 by the
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Parish structure

The Church of St. Wilfrid, Kelham is part of a joint parish which includes the churches of * Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Averham * St. Wilfrid's Church, North Muskham * St. Wilfrid's Church, South Muskham


Memorials

There is a memorial on the south side of the chancel to Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton who died in 1723 and his wife Margaret who died in 1703.


See also

*
Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Nottinghamshire, by district. Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe City of N ...
* Listed buildings in Kelham


Sources

*The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire.
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