St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield explained

St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Dedication:St Wilfrid
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Broad Church
Parish:Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Diocese:Southwell and Nottingham
Province:York
Website:https://www.stwilfridskirkby.org

St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.

History

The medieval church was destroyed by fire and a new church was erected in 1907 by the Duke of Portland to a design by the architect Louis Ambler.[1] The church has a fine reredos and chancel screen.[2]

The church of St Wilfrid stands on a site believed to have been first used for a church in the 7th century and an ancient church is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus. Nikolaus Pevsner . 1979 . Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) . Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. 978-0300096361 . 156.
  2. Churches in the Ashfield Area. Ashfield District Council
  3. The Church of England, Available at: http://www.achurchnearyou.com/kirkby-in-ashfield-st-wilfrid/