Christ Church, Sandown

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Christ Church, Sandown
Sandown Christ Church.JPG
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Evangelical
Website http://www.christchurchsandown.org.uk/
History
Dedication Christ Church
Administration
Parish Sandown
Diocese Portsmouth
Province Canterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s) Interregnum

Christ Church, Sandown is a parish church in the Church of England located in Sandown, Isle of Wight. Rev. William Darwin Fox, naturalist-clergyman, second cousin of Charles Darwin, is buried in the graveyard, with most of his large family.

Parish church church which acts as the religious centre of a parish

A parish church in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented.

Church of England Anglican state church of England

The Church of England is the established church of England. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior cleric, although the monarch is the supreme governor. The Church of England is also the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the third century, and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury.

Sandown seaside resort town and civil parish on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England

Sandown is a seaside resort and civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England, with the town of Shanklin to the south and the settlement of Lake in between.

History

The church was built in 1845 by the architect Woodman [1]

It was the first Church of England building in Sandown and so is considered the parish church of the town.

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The graveyard contains a memorial to the wreck of HMS Eurydice which featured in a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem of the same name. It also contains the war graves of 19 Commonwealth service personnel of World War I and two from World War II, besides one of a French Navy sailor from the former war. [2]

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Gerard Manley Hopkins English poet

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Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sandown.

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References

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. ↑ CWGC Cemetery report.
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