St Paul's Church, Little Eaton is a

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in the

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Little Eaton Little Eaton is a village and civil parish in the borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England. The population as taken at the 2011 Census was 2,430. The name originated from Anglo Saxon times and means the "little town by the water". It is on th ...

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History

Construction of the church started in 1791 and it was consecrated on 9 July 1791 by the

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, James Cornwallis. It was enlarged in 1837 when capacity was double to accommodate 300 people, again in 1851 when the chancel and tower were added by

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, and restored in 1869 by Giles and Brookhouse, when a north aisle was added, the nave roof was raised and the church re-roofed.

Present day

The church is in a joint ecclesiastical parish with

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, being formerly within

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. St Paul's is within the

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of the Church of England. As a parish that rejects the

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, it receives

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from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet currently Rob Munro bishop.

Monuments

*John Tempest (d. 1863) by J B Robinson of Derby *William Tempest (d. 1842) by N Coulson

Organ

An organ chamber was constructed in 1880, and a pipe organ by Alfred Kirkland was installed in 1905. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

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History

Present day

Monuments

Organ

See also

References