St Mary's Church, Crich is a

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in the

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Crich Crich is a village in the English county of Derbyshire. The population at the 2001 Census was 2,821, increasing to 2,898 at the 2011 Census (including Fritchley and Whatstandwell). It has the National Tramway Museum inside the Crich Tramway V ...

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History

The church dates from 1135 and has additions in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, with a vestry added in the 20th century. The church was hit by lightning on 5 February 1945, which caused a fire to start. It was extinguished by local volunteers armed with stirrup pumps. The church is in a joint parish with

All Saints' Church, South Wingfield All Saints’ Church, South Wingfield is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in South Wingfield South Wingfield is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, it is now part of the borough of Amber Valley and f ...

Monuments

*Sir William de Wakebridge (c. 1369) *Godfrey Beresford (d. 1513) *John Clay (d. 1633) *German Pole (d. 1588) *German Wheatcroft (d. 1857)

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by William Hill and Son dating from 1913. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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. In 2012 it was up for sale.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crich Church of England church buildings in Derbyshire Grade I listed churches in Derbyshire

History

Monuments

Organ

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