St Andrew's Church, Eakring is a
Grade II* listed
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Church of England parish church at
Eakring, near
Southwell. It belongs to the Deanery of Newark and Southwell in the
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. It is b ...
.
[Nikolaus Pevsner: ''The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire'' (London, 1951 onwards).]
History
The
Domesday Survey records a church at Eakring. The first priest to be named appears in the mid–12th century.
The parish church dates from the 13th century up to the 15th century, and was thoroughly restored in 1880–1881 by the noted architect
James Piers St Aubyn, when the seating was replaced and a vestry added.
The church today consists of a three-stage tower (
Early English in style, with
Perpendicular turreting), with a
chancel and a
nave without
aisles. Previous restoration in the early 1670s had been conducted by a new Rector,
William Mompesson
William Mompesson (1639 – 7 March 1709) was a Church of England priest whose decisive action when his Derbyshire parish, Eyam, became infected with the plague in the 17th century averted more widespread catastrophe.
The earliest reference to hi ...
, after the building had become dangerously dilapidated.
[Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project. Retrieved 21 August 2019.]
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In mod ...
bears a date of 1674.
The north porch has two stone coats-of-arms of Elizabeth I, recovered from a house in the village in the late 19th century.
Present day
A new stained glass window was fitted in 2016. The inscription reads, "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you would walk with me all the way." Another modern window depicts William Mompesson preaching.
A weekly Sunday service is held in the church. St Andrew's belongs now to a group of twelve churches, with Rev. Zoe Burton as Priest-in-Charge.A Church Near You. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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See also
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* Listed buildings in Eakring
References
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Grade II* listed churches in Nottinghamshire
Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire