All Saints', Granby is a

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Granby, Nottinghamshire Granby is a small village in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir. Toponymy The place-name Granby seems to contain an Old Norse personal name, ''Gráni '' and ''bȳ'' (Old Norse), a farmstead or ...

, England. The building is

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by the

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for outstanding architectural or historic interest.

History

The church is medieval (with fragments dating from the 12th century), but it was reduced in size and the tower repaired about 1777. The

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originally had a terracotta east window, which was replaced by one of stone during restoration work in 1888. Fragments of the original, including two incomplete heads, lie in the chancel. Within a 1958 south porch is a heavily moulded, 13th-century doorway in Early English style.

Parish status

All Saints' Church, Granby is in the Wiverton group of parishes,Wiverton Grou
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which includes: * St Andrew's Church, Langar * St Giles's Church, Cropwell Bishop *

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* St John's Church, Colston Bassett * St Mary's Church, Barnstone (not currently in use) *

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Services are held in Granby about once a month. The post of priest in charge is vacant at present.

References

External sources

*A detailed history of the church and its parish
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Granby, All Saints Church Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire Grade I listed churches in Nottinghamshire Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

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