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St Helen's Church, Kneeton 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
Kneeton Kneeton is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The population as of the 2011 census remained less than 100 so was included in the civil parish count for Screveton, it was however reported as 47 residents at th ...
,
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 ...
, England.


History

The church was dates from the 14th century. It was restored and partly rebuilt by
Ewan Christian Ewan Christian (1814–1895) was a British architect. He is most frequently noted for the restorations of Southwell Minster and Carlisle Cathedral, and the design of the National Portrait Gallery (London), National Portrait Gallery. He was Arch ...
between 1879 and 1890. It is in a joint parish with
St Peter's Church, East Bridgford St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. History The church was dates from the 11th century. It was restored in 1671 and 1686. The tower was rebuilt in 1778 by Fr ...
.


Organ

The church contains an organ by Taylor of Leicester which was formerly in Wigston Magna Methodist Church, then Markfield Methodist Church, then Castle Donington Methodist Church and then the Bluecoat School, Nottingham. It was installed here in 1978 by David Butterworth. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.


See also

* Listed buildings in Kneeton


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kneeton, Saint Helen 14th-century church buildings in England Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire Grade II listed churches in Nottinghamshire