St Wilfrid's Church, Scrooby is a
Grade II listed
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parish church in the
Church of England
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in
Scrooby.
History
The church was built in the 15th century, and was restored by the Victorians in 1864 after many years of disrepair. The church is noted for its octagonal spire.
Scrooby harboured a
Separatist Puritan group, 1606–8, which fled to Holland in 1608 and then in 1620 sailed to America in the
Mayflower.
William Brewster, one of the
Pilgrim Fathers and a ruling elder, worshipped in Scrooby Church.
Present day
Today, St Wilfrid's is in the
Benefice
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of
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People
* Blyth (surname)
* Blythe (given name)
Places Australia
* Blyth, South Australia, a small town
Canada
* Blyth, Ontario, a village
United Kingdom
* Blyth, Northumberland, a town
** Blyth Valley (UK Parliament ...
and Scrooby with
Ranskill. Services from a central
Anglican
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tradition are still held at St Wilfrid. An hour-long prayer service takes place on the first Sunday of the month, and Sunday morning worship takes place on the first and third Sunday of the month. The church congregation consists mostly of village residents.
Organ
The church contains an organ dating from 1871 by Gray and Davison.
References
Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire
Scrooby
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