St Swithun's Church, Woodborough Explained

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St. Swithun's Church, Woodborough
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Broad Church
Parish:Woodborough, Nottinghamshire
Diocese:Southwell and Nottingham
Province:York

St Swithun's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Woodborough, Nottinghamshire.

History

The church is medieval[1] with the chancel dating from the fourteenth century.

The church is a large structure ... and has some fragments of ancient armorial glass in its windows which, when perfect, was exceedingly beautiful. It is a curacy, and has been augmented with Queen Anne's Bounty. The Chapter of Southwell is the patron, and the Rev. Samuel Lealand Oldacres is the incumbent.[2]

The church is in a joint parish with:

Features

The church contains stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe and also by Morris & Co. to designs by Edward Burne-Jones.

Clock

The clock was installed by Reuben Bosworth in 1854.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire Nikolaus Pevsner, p.384
  2. White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853
  3. News: . Woodborough . Nottinghamshire Guardian . England . 15 June 1854 . 19 August 2023 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .