Holy Trinity Church, Kirton is a
Grade II* listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...
parish church in the
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, ...
in
Kirton, Nottinghamshire
Kirton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east of Ollerton. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 273, reducing to 261 at the 2011 census, and rising to 267 at the 2021 censu ...
.
History
The church dates from the 13th century and was restored in 1865.
The
lychgate
A lychgate (from Old English ''līc'', corpse) or resurrection gate is a covered gateway found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard. Examples also exist outside the British Isles in places such as Newfoundland, the ...
and churchyard wall are
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...
.
The artist
Wright Barker was married here, in 1892.
See also
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Listed buildings in Kirton, Nottinghamshire
Kirton, Nottinghamshire, Kirton is a civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains four Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for ...
References
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Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire
Grade II* listed churches in Nottinghamshire