St Luke's Church, Kinoulton

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St Luke’s Church, Kinoulton
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St Luke's Church, Kinoulton
52°52′11.1″N0°59′47.2″W / 52.869750°N 0.996444°W / 52.869750; -0.996444
LocationMain Street, Kinoulton, Nottinghamshire NG12 3EN
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Luke
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Administration
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Archdeaconry Notitngham
Deanery East Bingham
Parish Kinoulton

St Luke's Church, Kinoulton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England [1] in Kinoulton.

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History

The church dates from 1793 and was built in the Classical style for Henry Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough. [2]

It replaced a church dedicated to St Wilfred which was located to the north of Kinoulton Lane. Although the building was demolished, the churchyard remains and contains a group of 34 headstones dating from the 1700s. [3]

It is in a joint parish with two other churches of the same dedication:

Organ

The church has a one manual pipe organ fitted with an automatic barrel mechanism. It was installed in the church in 1947 by Cedric Arnold. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Luke, Main Street (north side) Kinoulton, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire (1264839)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Headstones in the graveyard of St Wilfred (1235909)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "NPOR [D00512]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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