St Mary The Virgin's Church, Weston-on-Trent

	St Mary The Virgin's Church, Weston-on-Trent St Mary the Virgin's Church, Weston-on-Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire. History The church dates from the 13th century the chancel dates from the 12th century with the windows in the north aisle dating from the 14th. Many of the interior features date from the 17th century with a pulpit dated 1611 and a large and unusual monument to Richard Sale dated 1615. The parish bier and the chest are dated 1653 and 1662 respectively. It was restored between 1876 and 1877 by William Jolley (architect), Jolley and Robert Evans JP, Evans of Nottingham. The walls had the plaster scraped from them, and the chancel was laid with encaustic tiles. It was fitted with new open oak seating. The contractor was Bullock and Barton of Melbourne. The church reopened on 30 July 1877 Parish status The church is in a joint parish with All Saints’ Church, Aston-upon-Trent St Wilfrid's Church, Barrow-upon-Trent St Andrew’s Church, Twyf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Weston-on-Trent Weston-on-Trent is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,239. It is to the north of the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal. Nearby places include Aston-on-Trent, Barrow upon Trent, Castle Donington and Swarkestone. Toponymy The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin (-''ton'' being an Anglo-Saxon suffix meaning "town"). The name literally means 'West Town' – with Aston-on-Trent ('East Town') lying east of it. 'On-Trent' refers to the nearby River Trent. History Middle ages In 1009 Æþelræd Unræd (King Ethelred the Unready) signed a charter at the Great Council which recognised the position and boundaries of Weston. The charter shows that Weston controlled the crossings of the Trent at, Weston Cliff, King's Mills and Wilne. These crossings controlled one of the main routes for travellers moving up or down England and was a boundary within Mercia. The land was listed as eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	All Saints’ Church, Aston-upon-Trent All Saints’ Church, Aston upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a .... History The church dates from the 12th century, with elements from the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th century It was restored in 1853 and again in 1873. Parish status The church is in a joint parish with * St Wilfrid's Church, Barrow-upon-Trent * St Andrew’s Church, Twyford * St Bartholomew’s Church, Elvaston * St James Church, Shardlow * St James’ Church, Swarkestone * St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Weston-on-Trent Organ The first pipe organ by Joseph Walker dating from 1816 was moved to St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Weston-on-Trent in 1974. The church currently contains a pipe organ by Bates whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Listed Buildings In Weston-on-Trent Weston-on-Trent is a civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains twelve Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, one is at Grade II, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Weston-on-Trent and the surrounding area. The Trent and Mersey Canal passes through the parish, and the listed buildings associated with it are bridges, a lock (water navigation), lock and mileposts. The other listed buildings are a church and houses. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weston-on-Trent Lists of listed buildings in Derbyshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]