St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton explained

St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton
Coordinates:	53.1958°N -0.9208°W
Location:	Laxton, Nottinghamshire
Country:	England
Denomination:	Church of England
Dedication:	St Michael the Archangel
Heritage Designation:	Grade I listed
Parish:	Laxton
Deanery:	Newark and Southwell
Archdeaconry:	Newark
Diocese:	Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Laxton is a Grade I listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham^[1] in Laxton, Nottinghamshire.

History

The church dates from the 13th century. It was the home church of the Everingham Barons in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and contains several of their stone monuments.

It was restored in 1859 and 1860 by Thomas Chambers Hine and Robert Evans.

It is in a group of parishes comprising:

• St Swithin’s Church, Wellow
• St Bartholomew’s Church, Kneesall
• Moorhouse Chantry Chapel

Organ

The church has an organ dating from 1870 by Wadsworth. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[2]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
• Listed buildings in Laxton and Moorhouse

External links

• http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/laxton/hmonumnt.php, Everingham & other monuments

Notes and References

1. The buildings of England. NBook: Pevsner, Nikolaus. Nottinghamshire (The Buildings of England). Penguin UK. 1999. 978-0140710021. ottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
2. Web site: The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR. www.npor.org.uk. 2016-08-11.