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St George's Church, Ticknall 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 A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
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 Ticknall,
Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...
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History

The church was built in 1842 by the architect Henry Isaac Stevens to replace the old church dedicated to St Thomas Becket. It was consecrated by the
Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury. Until 1534, the Diocese of Hereford was in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church and two of its bishop ...
Rt Revd Thomas Musgrave on 6 October 1842.


Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with: * St Michael with St Mary's Church, Melbourne * St James' Church, Smisby *
St Michael's Church, Stanton by Bridge St Michael's Church, Stanton by Bridge is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Stanton by Bridge, Derbyshire. History The church is medieval with elements from the 11th to the 13th century. It was rebuilt around 1682 by th ...


Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by J.W. Walker dating from 1869. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.


See also

* Listed buildings in Ticknall


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ticknall Church of England church buildings in Derbyshire Grade II listed churches in Derbyshire Churches completed in 1842