St John the Baptist's Church, Collingham is a

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parish church of the

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in the village of

Collingham, Nottinghamshire Collingham is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 2,738, increasing to 3,052 at the 2021 census. Collingham is on th ...

History

The church dates from the 12th century. Restoration work was undertaken by the Rector, Rev. Joseph Mayor, in 1846. Another restoration was carried out in 1862–1863 by J. H. Hakewill, when the gallery was removed and the arches were restored, the chancel walls raised and a new timber roof provided. Other work included stuccoing the walls, restoring memorial tablets, reglazing the windows with

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, and inserting new stone dressings. A new pulpit and lectern in pine and the altar rail in oak were installed. Tablets of zinc were fixed to the walls displaying the Ten Commandments. A number of new open benches of Memel timber were placed in the nave, to match those installed at the time of the restoration in 1846. The tower was restored in 1886 and there was a further restoration in 1890.

List of incumbents

Parish status

Collingham is one of a group of parishes which includes: *

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* St Giles' Church, Holme * St Cecilia's Church, Girton * All Saints' Church, Harby * St George the Martyr's Church, North & South Clifton * All Saints' Church, Collingham * St Helena's Church, South Scarle * Holy Trinity Church, Besthorpe * St Helen's Church, Thorney * All Saints' Church, Winthorpe

Organ

The organ was enlarged by

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in 1863. It was replaced in 1883 by a new instrument made by

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The Bells

The peal of five bells dates from 1841 and was cast by Thomas Mears.

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