St Helen's Church, Selston facts for kids

Quick facts for kids St. Helen's Church, Selston
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	sthelenschurch.org/sthelen/index.htm
History
Dedication	St. Helen
Administration
Parish	Selston
Diocese	Southwell and Nottingham
Province	York

St. Helen's Church, Selston is a parish church in the Church of England in Selston, Nottinghamshire.

The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

History

The church is medieval but was restored in 1899 and a north aisle added.

In the churchyard there is a monolith of the type found in Derbyshire stone circles which suggests that the site was used for pagan worship before the church was built. The churchyard houses the grave of Daniel Boswell King of the Gypsies.

Parish structure

St. Helen's Church has a daughter church of St. Mary's Church, Westwood.

Organ

The church contains an organ by Henry Groves dating from 2010. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Incumbents