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.
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:
The church contains stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe and also by Morris & Co. to designs by Edward Burne-Jones.
The clock was installed by Reuben Bosworth in 1854.[3]