St John the Baptist's Church, Dethick

Church in Derbyshire, England
53°07′2.22″N 1°30′46.38″W / 53.1172833°N 1.5128833°W / 53.1172833; -1.5128833LocationDethick, DerbyshireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryDedicationSt John the BaptistArchitectureHeritage designationGrade II* listed[1]AdministrationProvinceCanterburyDioceseDerbyArchdeaconryChesterfieldDeaneryWirksworth[2]ParishDethick

St John the Baptist's Church, Dethick is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England[3] in Dethick, Derbyshire.

History

The church was founded in 1279 by Geoffrey Dethick, and Thomas de Wathenowe, the Prior of Felley Priory in Nottinghamshire[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist (1373840)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 March 2017
  2. ^ "St John the Baptist, Dethick". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 196. ISBN 0140710086.
  4. ^ "Notes of the Churches of Derbyshire. No. XXXVI - Dethick". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 20 June 1874. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "To Dethick by Canal and Lane". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 28 May 1936. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "NPOR [N00305]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 March 2017.