St Michael's Church, Kirk Langley

St Michael’s Church, Kirk Langley
St Michael’s Church, Kirk Langley
52°56′46.7″N1°34′30.6″W / 52.946306°N 1.575167°W / 52.946306; -1.575167
Location	Kirk Langley
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Michael
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed [1]
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry	Derby
Deanery	Duffield
Parish	Kirk Langley

St Michael's Church, Kirk Langley is a Grade I listed ^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Kirk Langley, Derbyshire. ^[2]

History

The church dates from the 14th century. It was restored in 1839 and again in 1885 by George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner. New choir stalls were added in 1914 to the designs of George Frederick Bodley and made by Robert Bridgeman of Lichfield. ^[3]

Memorials

• Godfrey Meynell (d. 1854)
• Alice Beresford (d. 1511)
• Henry Role (d. 1559) and his wife
• Charles Wilmot (d. 1724)

Organ

The pipe organ dates from 1894 and was built by Wadsworth. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. ^[4]

See also

• Grade I listed churches in Derbyshire
• Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire
• Listed buildings in Kirk Langley

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Michael (Grade I) (1109095)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 April 2015.
2. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN   0140710086
3. "Kirk Langley Church". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 19 December 1914. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
4. "NPOR [D06271]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 24 April 2015.