St George's Church is a

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in the

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Barton in Fabis Barton in Fabis is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire. It had a population of 266 in the 2011 census, falling slightly to 258 at the 2021 census. The village is just south of Nottingham, being on the othe ...

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History

The church is medieval and is a

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listed building. St George's Church was

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in 1855 by

Thomas Chambers Hine Thomas Chambers Hine (31 May 1813 – 6 February 1899) was an architect based in Nottingham. Background He was born in Covent Garden into a prosperous middle-class family, the eldest son of Jonathan Hine (1780–1862), a hosiery manufacturer and ...

. Between 1931 and 1934 the nave roof and parapet were repaired at a cost of £725 by

Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott (1880–1952) was an English architect who is often best remembered for being the son of John Oldrid Scott and grandson of Sir Gilbert Scott (George Gilbert Scott), both of whom were architects, as was his uncle ...

, architect, and Thomas Long, builder. The church is famous for the alabaster tomb in the chancel dating from 1616 with reclining effigies of William and Tabitha Sacheverell.

Incumbents

Parish structure

It is part of an informal grouping of five churches that are known collectively as "The 453 Churches" as they straddle the

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. The other churches in the group are: * St. Lawrence's Church, Gotham * St. Winifred's Church, Kingston on Soar *

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Organ

The two manual pipe organ dates from 1893 and is by the builder Alexander Young. It was installed in 1965. It came from

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Methodist Church. A specification of the organ can be found on th
National Pipe Organ Register

Bells

The west tower contains a ring of six bells.

References

External links

Southwell & Nottingham church history project
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