St. Helen's Church, Stapleford
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St. Helen's Church Stapleford is a parish church
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 Stapleford, Nottinghamshire
Stapleford, Nottinghamshire
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The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

History

The church is medieval but was heavily restored
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...

 in 1878 by T. G. Jackson.

Stone Cross

The churchyard contains a stone cross which dates from around AD1000. The cross may be the origin of the name 'Stapleford' which means a crossing near a post.

Memorials

  • Robert Tevery, died 1571
  • Gervase Tevery, died 1639
  • George John Borlase Warren, died 1801

Current parish status

St. Helen's Church Stapleford has a daughter church, St. Luke's Church Stapleford
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