St. Giles' Church, Costock is a
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
Costock,
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...
.
The church is
Grade II listed by the
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
History
The church was medieval but a north aisle was added in 1848 by G. G. Place and it was
restored in 1862 by
Gilbert Scott.
[Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. page 106. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.]
Current parish status
It is in a group of parishes which includes:
*St Giles' Church, Costock
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St Mary's Church, East Leake
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All Saints' Church, Rempstone
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St Helena's Church, West Leake
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Church of St John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar
See also
*
Listed buildings in Costock
Sources
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Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire