St James' Church, Normanton

Parish Church of Saint James
The church from the opposite bank of the River Soar
Location	Main Street, Normanton
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	Saint James
Architecture
Status	parish church
Functional status	active
Heritage designation	Grade I Listed building
Designated	13 Oct 1966
Administration
Parish	Normanton on Soar
Diocese	Southwell and Nottingham
Province	York
Clergy
Priest in charge	Rev. Dr. John Davey

The Church of St. James is a church in Normanton on Soar, Nottinghamshire.

History

The church is a medieval Grade I Listed building(built between 1141 and 1147). It is located on the Main Street on the southeast end of the village, and is situated right by the east bank of the River Soar (which is the county boundary with Leicestershire).

The current priest in charge is Rev. Dr. John Davey, who is also the priest in charge of the neighbouring parish of Sutton Bonington. There are regular services held. Recently an earthquake damaged the spire and major repair work is expected to be carried out in the spring of 2011.

Organ

The church has a two manual pipe organ. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire

External links

• Normanton on Soar Church of St. James
• Images of England Photo and Listed building description