St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton

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St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton
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St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton
53°11′45″N 0°55′15″W / 53.19583°N 0.92083°W / 53.19583; -0.92083Coordinates: 53°11′45″N 0°55′15″W / 53.19583°N 0.92083°W / 53.19583; -0.92083
LocationLaxton, Nottinghamshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Michael the Archangel
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Administration
ParishLaxton
DeaneryNewark and Southwell
ArchdeaconryNewark
DioceseDiocese 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:

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]

References[]

  1. ^ The buildings of England. NPevsner, Nikolaus (1999). Nottinghamshire (The Buildings of England). Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0140710021.ottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". www.npor.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-11.

External links[]

  • [1], Everingham & other monuments
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