St Oswald's Church, Dunham-on-Trent

St Oswald's Church, Dunham-on-Trent
St Oswald's Church, Dunham-on-Trent
53°15′40.50″N0°46′46.79″W / 53.2612500°N 0.7796639°W / 53.2612500; -0.7796639
OS grid reference	SK 81508 74487
Location	Dunham, Nottinghamshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Oswald
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Archdeaconry	Newark
Deanery	Bassetlaw and Bawtry
Parish	Dunham-on-Trent

St Oswald's Church, Dunham-on-Trent is a Grade I listed former parish church in the Church of England ^[1] in Dunham, Nottinghamshire. ^[2] The church is currently listed for sale. ^{[3] [4]}

History

The church was built in the 15th century. The nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1862 by Thomas Chambers Hine.

Three headstones in the churchyard are Grade II listed. ^[5] Dated 1729, 1738 and 1731, they are made from ashlar and bear the following inscriptions:

• In the centre, arched, rectangular headstone inscribed "Here lieth the body of Mary B....oll who departed this life March 7, 1729 aged 60 years".
• To the right is a decorative arched rectangular headstone with decorative incised lines under the arch and inscribed "Here lieth the body of Robert the son of John and Mary Wills who departed this life February the 19, 1738 aged 10 years".
• 2 metres to the right is the third arched rectangular headstone with inscription "Here lieth the body of Mary the wife of John Bacon who departed this life M.... 2. In the year of our Lord 1731."

Two gateways into the churchyard are also Grade II listed. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
• Listed buildings in Dunham-on-Trent

References

1. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.^{[ full citation needed ]}
2. Historic England. "Church of St Oswald, Dunham-on-Trent (1370101)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 March 2025.
3. "The Church of St Oswald, Main Street, Dunham on Trent". rightmove.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
5. "Group of 3 Headstones in the Churchyard of Church of St Oswald, 18 Metres South of the Chancel, Dunham-on-Trent". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
6. "Gateway to Churchyard of Church of St Oswald 24 Metres West of the Tower, Dunham-on-Trent". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
7. "Gateway to Churchyard of Church of St Oswald, 12 Metres North of the Tower, Dunham-on-Trent". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 June 2013.