St Swithun's Church, Woodborough

Coordinates: 53°01′22″N 01°03′35″W / 53.02278°N 1.05972°W

St. Swithun's Church, Woodborough
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
History
Dedication St. Swithun
Administration
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.

History

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:

Features

The church contains stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe and also by Morris & Co. to designs by Edward Burne-Jones.

Clock

The clock was installed by Reuben Bosworth in 1856.

References

  1. The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire Nikolaus Pevsner, p.384
  2. White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853