The Church of St John of Beverley is a 13th-century

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of the

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, in the village of

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, Nottinghamshire. It has been

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by the

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History

The medieval church, dating from the 13th century, was

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by J. H. Hakewill in 1867–1869.

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: ''The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire'' (Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1979), p. 304. It was a

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of St Mary's at Orston until 1867, and then formed a new parish under a vicar with

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until 1910, when it was joined with Hawksworth, while Aslockton was returned to an earlier affiliation to Whatton.''A Short Guide to the Parish Churches of the Bingham Rural Deanery'', eds G. R. D. McLean and J. Pickworth-Hutchinson (Bingham, UK: Bingham Deanery Chapter, 1963). St John of Beverley's was described in 1866 as having a tower and spire and a

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and

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. The south aisle had been removed in 1802 and the south arcade walled up with bricks. The 1867 restoration included a new south aisle. The

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was also added in the 19th century, as were the chancel arch and

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. The small Restoration-period font replaced one removed by the

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. The bowl of another font found later, now placed at the east end of the south aisle, may or may not be the original one.

Parish structure

The church belongs to the

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as one of the Cranmer Group of parishes, which includes: *

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* Church of St Mary and All Saints, Hawksworth *

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Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton The Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton is a parish church in the Church of England in Whatton-in-the-Vale, Nottinghamshire, dedicated to St John of Beverley. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media a ...

*St Mary's Church, Orston The incumbent of the group is Rev. Tim Chambers.

References

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History

Parish structure

See also

References