St. Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop
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| St. Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | wivertonchurches.org.uk/stgiles/stgilesbuilding.htm |
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| Dedication | St. Giles |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Cropwell Bishop |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd Bronwen Gamble |
St. Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop is a parish church in the Church of England in Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.[1]
History
The church has 13th century arcades but is mainly 14th century with a nave with north and south aisles, south porch and chancel. The tower was built around 1450.[1]
Bells
There are six bells. One is 16th century, two are dated 1669 and 1757, a fourth was recast in 1905 and a fifth added in the same year. A sixth, the treble bell, was installed in 1981.
Clock
From 1694 to 1906, the church had a clock by Richard Roe. This is now preserved in Nottingham Industrial Museum.
Current parish status
St Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop, is in the Wiverton group of parishes,[2] which includes:
- St. Andrew's Church, Langar
- All Saints' Church, Granby
- Holy Trinity Church, Tythby
- St. John's Church, Colston Bassett
- St. Mary's Church, Barnstone
- St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill
Source
- The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner[full citation needed]
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