St Edmund’s Church, Fenny Bentley
| St Edmund’s Church, Fenny Bentley | |
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St Edmund’s Church, Fenny Bentley | |
| Coordinates: 53°02′55.29″N 1°44′27.59″W / 53.0486917°N 1.7409972°W | |
| Location | Fenny Bentley |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | peakfive.org |
| History | |
| Dedication | Edmund the Martyr |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Fenny Bentley |
| Deanery | Ashbourne |
| Archdeaconry | Derby |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
St Edmund’s Church, Fenny Bentley is a Grade II* listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Fenny Bentley, Derbyshire.[2]
History
The church dates from around 1300. It was restored between 1847 and 1850 by Henry Isaac Stevens and Frederick J Robinson. The west tower was rebuilt in 1864. New stained glass windows were installed in 1892 by Edward Reginald Frampton.[3]
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
- St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Alsop-en-le-Dale
- St Peter's Church, Parwich
- St Leonard’s Church, Thorpe
- St Mary's Church, Tissington
Memorials
- Richard Fitzherbert (d. 1790)
- Thomas Beresford (d. 1473)
Organ
The church contains a pipe organ by Brindley & Foster. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historic England. "Church of St Edmund (Grade II*) (1335262)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
- ↑ "New Memorial Windows at Fenny Bentley Church". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald (Derby). 21 May 1892. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "NPOR N000442". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.