St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton

St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton
St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton
Map
53°11′45″N 0°55′15″W / 53.19583°N 0.92083°W / 53.19583; -0.92083
OS grid referenceSK 72200 67068
LocationLaxton, Nottinghamshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Michael the Archangel
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Southwell and Nottingham
ArchdeaconryNewark
DeaneryNewark and Southwell
ParishLaxton

St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Laxton is a Grade I listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham[1] in Laxton, Nottinghamshire.[2]

History

The church dates from the 13th century. It was the home church of the Everingham Barons in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and contains several of their stone monuments.

It was restored in 1859 and 1860 by Thomas Chambers Hine and Robert Evans.

It is in a group of parishes comprising:

Organ

The church has an organ dating from 1870 by Wadsworth. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ The buildings of England. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1999). Nottinghamshire (The Buildings of England). Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0140710021. Nottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael, Laxton (1370158)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". www.npor.org.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  • [1], Everingham & other monuments