St. Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
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St. Wilfrid's Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a parish church
in the Church of England
in Kirkby-in-Ashfield
, 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.
The church of St Wilfrid stands on a site believed to have been first used for a church in the seventh century AD and an ancient church is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086.
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-in-Ashfield
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a market town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 25,265 . It is a part of the Mansfield Urban Area. The Head Offices of Ashfield District Council are located there....
, 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
The medieval church was destroyed by fire and a new church was erected in 1907 by the Duke of Portland to a design by the archiect L. Ambler.. The church has one of the most beautiful interiors with a fine reredos and chancel screen.The church of St Wilfrid stands on a site believed to have been first used for a church in the seventh century AD and an ancient church is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086.