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St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick
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St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick
St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick is located in Derbyshire
St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick
St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick
Location in Derbyshire
53°07′2.22″N 1°30′46.38″W / 53.1172833°N 1.5128833°W / 53.1172833; -1.5128833
Location Dethick, Derbyshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St John the Baptist
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Administration
Parish Dethick
Deanery Wirksworth
Archdeaconry Chesterfield
Diocese Derby
Province Canterbury

St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Dethick, Derbyshire.

History

The church was founded in 1279 by Geoffrey Dethick, and Thomas de Wathenowe, the Prior of Felley Priory in Nottinghamshire as a private chapel to Dethick Manor.

It is all of this early date with the exception of the tower which was added by Sir Antony Babington, between 1530 as noted on a date stone over the west door, and 1532, as noted on the richly decorated band of the tower.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

The pipe organ is a Positive Organ Company instrument. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

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