St Swithin's Church, Wellow is a
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 ...
Church of England parish 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 ...
in
Wellow, Nottinghamshire.
History
The church dates from the 12th century. It was restored in 1878 by
Ewan Christian, and a further restoration took place in 1968.
It is in a group of parishes comprising:
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St Bartholomew's Church, Kneesall
St Bartholomew’s Church, Kneesall is a Grade I listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Kneesall.
History
The church dates from the 14th century. It was restored in 1846 and 1860, then in 1893 by Charles ...
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St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton
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Moorhouse Chantry Chapel
Moorhouse Chantry Chapel is a Grade II* listed Church of England chapel in the Diocese of Southwell and NottinghamThe buildings of England. Nottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner at Moorhouse, within the Laxton and Moorhouse civil parish, Nottinghams ...
Organ
The church has an organ by
James Jepson Binns
James Jepson Binns (c. 1855–11 March 1928) was a pipe organ builder based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Organs
Pipe organs at the following locations were either built or rebuilt by James Jepson Binns or his JJ Binns company. A number of ...
. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Clock
The church had an early clock by
Richard Roe of
Epperstone
Epperstone is an English village and civil parish in mid-Nottinghamshire, located near Lowdham and Calverton. It had a population (including Gonalston) of 589 at the time of the 2011 Census. Many inhabitants commute to work or school in Notting ...
which was installed in 1699.
See also
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Listed buildings in Wellow, Nottinghamshire
Wellow, Nottinghamshire, Wellow is a civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains eleven Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List fo ...
References
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Grade II* listed churches in Nottinghamshire
Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire