St Martin's Church, Osmaston is a

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parish church in the

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in Osmaston, Derbyshire Dales.

History

The original church may have dated from 1606. The first stone of the new church was laid on 8 June 1843. and it was designed by

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of Derby. It consists of a nave, aisles, chancel, west tower, south porch and vestry. The external stone for the walls is limestone from land owned by Henry FitzHerbert, 3rd Baronet of Tissington, and other stone from the quarries at Stanton near Ashbourne was used for the windows, doors, buttresses, and moulded and ornamental portions. The builder was William Evans of Ellastone, Ashbourne. The £9,000 () cost of rebuilding plus the attached school-rooms was funded by Francis Wright of Lenton, Nottingham, and the church was consecrated by the

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, Rt. Revd. John Lonsdale on 23 June 1845.

War memorial

The churchyard contains a

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war memorial of 1921 by

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Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with *

All Saints' Church, Brailsford All Saints’ Church, Brailsford is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Brailsford, Derbyshire. History The church dates from the 12th century. It comprises a west tower, nave with south aisle, chancel and north vestry. I ...

* St James' Church, Edlaston *

St Michael's Church, Shirley St Michael's Church, Shirley is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Shirley, Derbyshire. History The church dates from the 14th century. The north aisle was rebuilt in 1842 by Henry Isaac Stevens and the pews were plac ...

Holy Trinity Church, Yeaveley Holy Trinity Church, Yeaveley is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Yeaveley, Derbyshire. History The foundation stone was laid on 8 August 1839 by Revd. W. A. Shirley. and the church opened in 1840. It was built of re ...

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ which was obtained in 2000 from the United Reformed Church, Ashbourne. It was installed within the casework of the previous

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organ. A specification of the current organ can be found on the

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Bells

The church tower contains a peal of 6 bells, 5 of them dating from 1845 by Charles and George Mears. The treble dates from 1914 and was cast by Mears and Stainbank.

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