St. John the Evanglist's Church, Kirkby Woodhouse
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St. John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a parish church
in the Church of England
in Kirkby Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire
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The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
. Originally constructed in 1860, the present building was constructed in 1906 on Skegby Road. The land was donated by the Duke of Portland and the church cost £10,000. The plans for a tower were never realised.
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 Kirkby Woodhouse, 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 II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
History
St. John's was built as a daughter church to St. Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-AshfieldSt. Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
St. Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.-History:The medieval church was...
. Originally constructed in 1860, the present building was constructed in 1906 on Skegby Road. The land was donated by the Duke of Portland and the church cost £10,000. The plans for a tower were never realised.