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St. John's Church, Marchington Woodlands is a parish church in
Marchington Woodlands Marchington Woodlands is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Marchington, in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It has a church and a village hall. The local first school was closed i ...
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Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...
, United Kingdom. Built in 1859, this small country church is the only church within the parish of
Marchington Woodlands Marchington Woodlands is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Marchington, in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It has a church and a village hall. The local first school was closed i ...
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History

The church was built in 1859 and was designed by Mark Parsons.


Churchyard

The churchyard contains the
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Today

The church lies in the Deanery of Uttoxeter and the archdeaconry of
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in the
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See also

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Listed buildings in Marchington Marchington is a civil parish in the district of East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. The parish contains 28 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three ...


References


External links


Uttoxeter area of Parishes

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marchington Woodlands Church of England church buildings in Staffordshire Church of England church buildings in the Borough of East Staffordshire
John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...