St Michael and All Angels' Church, Sheldon

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Sheldon
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Sheldon
	St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Sheldon
	53°12′57.49″N 1°44′16.41″W / 53.2159694°N 1.7378917°WCoordinates: 53°12′57.49″N 1°44′16.41″W / 53.2159694°N 1.7378917°W
Location	Sheldon, Derbyshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Michael and All Angels
Consecrated	7 October 1864
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Designated	27 July 1984
Architect(s)	Samuel Rollinson
Groundbreaking	31 May 1864
Completed	7 October 1864
Administration
Parish	Sheldon
Deanery	Bakewell & Eyam
Archdeaconry	Chesterfield
Diocese	Derby
Province	Canterbury

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Sheldon is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Sheldon, Derbyshire.

History[]

The original church was said to have had the largest churchyard in England, inasmuch as the church stood on the highway and was unenclosed.^[3] By 1864 the old church was in such a dilapidated state that it was unsafe to enter.

The new church was designed by the architect Samuel Rollinson of Chesterfield. The foundation stone was laid by Rev. H.K. Cornish, vicar of Bakewell, on 31 May 1864^[4] and built by Mr. Gyte of Ashford. It was consecrated on 7 October 1864 by the Bishop of Lichfield.^[3]

Parish status[]

The church is in a joint parish with:

All Saints’ Church, Bakewell
Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water
St Anne's Church, Over Haddon
St Katherine's Church, Rowsley

References[]

^ Historic England, "Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II) (1334884)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2017
^ "St Michael and All Angels, Sheldon". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Consecration and opening of Sheldon Church near Bakewell". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 15 October 1864. Retrieved 21 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Sheldon near Bakewell". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 4 June 1864. Retrieved 21 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[Listing-1] Historic England, "Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II) (1334884)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2017

[2] "St Michael and All Angels, Sheldon". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[DTCH-3] "Consecration and opening of Sheldon Church near Bakewell". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 15 October 1864. Retrieved 21 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Sheldon near Bakewell". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 4 June 1864. Retrieved 21 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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