St Nicholas' Church, Hockerton

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St Nicholas' Church, Hockerton
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St Nicholas' Church, Hockerton
St Nicholas' Church, Hockerton
53°6′1.0″N0°55′56.6″W / 53.100278°N 0.932389°W / 53.100278; -0.932389
Location Hockerton
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Nicholas
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Archdeaconry Newark
Deanery Newark and Southwell
Parish Kirklington with Hockerton

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

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History

The church dates from the 12th century. It was restored in 1876 by Charles Hodgson Fowler.

It is in a joint parish with St Swithun's Church, Kirklington.

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References

  1. N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire (1979), p.144