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All Saints' Church, Granby
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Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website www.wivertoninthevale.co.uk/all-saints-granby/
History
Dedication All Saints
Administration
Parish Granby, Nottinghamshire
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Province York

All Saints', Granby is a Church of England parish church in Granby, Nottinghamshire, England. The building is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for outstanding architectural or historic interest.

History

The church is medieval (with fragments dating from the 12th century), but it was reduced in size and the tower repaired about 1777. The chancel originally had a terracotta east window, which was replaced by one of stone during restoration work in 1888. Fragments of the original, including two incomplete heads, lie in the chancel. Within a 1958 south porch is a heavily moulded, 13th-century doorway in Early English style.

Parish status

All Saints' Church, Granby is in the Wiverton group of parishes, which includes:

Services are held in Granby about once a month. The post of priest in charge is vacant at present.

See also

  • Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
  • Listed buildings in Granby, Nottinghamshire

External sources

  • A detailed history of the church and its parish: Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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