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St Chad’s Church, Longford
Location	Longford, Derbyshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Chad
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Administration
Parish	Longford
Deanery	Longford
Archdeaconry	Derby
Diocese	Diocese of Derby
Province	Province of York

St Chad's Church, Longford is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Longford, Derbyshire.

History

The church dates from the 12th century, with other work from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. The tower is 15th century with almost full height buttresses to each corner.

The living of St Chad's was originally in the gift of the Earl of Leicester. This transferred to Arthur Manners when he acquired Longford Hall.

Organ

The two manual, 17 stop pipe organ was installed by I Abbott in 1874. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

• St John the Baptist's Church, Boylestone
• St Michael and All Angels' Church, Church Broughton
• All Saints' Church, Dalbury
• Christ Church, Long Lane
• St Andrew's Church, Radbourne
• St Michael's Church, Sutton-on-the-Hill
• All Saints’ Church, Trusley