Holy Rood Church, Ossington
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Holy Rood Church, Ossington is a parish church
in the Church of England
in Ossington
, Nottinghamshire
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The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
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by Robson dating from around 1830. It has been awarded a Historic Organ Certificate by the British Institute of Organ Studies
which has awarded it a Grade I listing. Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in Ossington
Ossington
Ossington is a village in the county of Nottinghamshire, England 7 miles north of Newark on Trent.It is centred around the site of Ossington Hall, the ancestral home of the Denison family. The house was demolished in 1964 and all that remains are a few out-buildings and the private chapel which...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
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The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
History
The church was medieval but completely rebuilt in 1782 to 1783 by John Carr of YorkYork
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
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Pipe Organ
The church has a barrel organBarrel organ
A barrel organ is a mechanical musical instrument consisting of bellows and one or more ranks of pipes housed in a case, usually of wood, and often highly decorated...
by Robson dating from around 1830. It has been awarded a Historic Organ Certificate by the British Institute of Organ Studies
British Institute of Organ Studies
-Aims:The aims of BIOS are* To promote objective, scholarly research into the history of the organ and its music in all its aspects, and, in particular, into the organ and its music in Britain....
which has awarded it a Grade I listing. Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Current parish status
It is in a group of parishes which includes:- St. Andrew's Church, CauntonSt. Andrew's Church, CauntonSt. Andrew's Church, Caunton is a parish church in the Church of England in Caunton, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.-History:...
- St. Giles' Church, CromwellSt. Giles' Church, CromwellSt. Giles' Church, Cromwell is a parish church in the Church of England in Cromwell, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.-History:...
- Holy Rood Church, Ossington
- St. Laurence's Church, NorwellSt. Laurence's Church, NorwellSt. Laurence's Church, Norwell is a parish church in the Church of England in Norwell, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.-History:...