St Andrew's Church, Caunton

53°07′55″N 00°53′12″W / 53.13194°N 0.88667°W / 53.13194; -0.88667

St. Andrew's Church, Caunton
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DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
History
DedicationSt. Andrew
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseSouthwell and Nottingham
ParishCaunton

St. 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.

History

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The church was medieval but restored in 1869 by Ewan Christian.[1]

List of vicars

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  • William de Holm 1306
  • Thomas 1318
  • William Hull 1470
  • John Barker
  • John Hardy
  • James Lee (Leghe) 1535
  • William Olyver
  • William Smythe 1541-1555
  • James Lee 1555
  • Richard Stanshall/Stanshare 1555-1557
  • Roger Jackeson 1557-1561
  • Robert Fraser 1561-1567
  • Hugh Hole 1567-1579
  • Matthew Boyle 1579-1591
  • John Smvidy 1610-1617
  • Richard Hewes 1617-1638
  • Thomas Infield 1641-1649
  • Francis Burton 1649
  • Edward Overend 1661-1664
  • Thomas Salter 1664–1699
  • George Benlowes 1708-1731
  • Thomas Leach 1731-1755
  • William Harding 1755-1778
  • James Burnell 1778-1817
  • Joseph Lister 1817-1838
  • Charles Fletcher 1838-1850
  • Samuel Hole 1850-1887[2]
  • Henry Bryan McConnager Holden 1888-1891
  • John Tinkler 1891-1924
  • Arthur Alcock Baillie 1924-1925
  • Thomas Stanley Lupton 1925-1935
  • James Spencer Granville Barley 1935-1949
  • Richard George Hall 1949-1954
  • Eric William Trueman Dicken 1954-1965
  • Wilfred Lawson Archer 1965-1973
  • Robert Purdon Neill 1973-1976
  • William Harvey Snow 1976-1979
  • Charles Kemp Buck 1979-1982
  • Vacancy 1982-1990
  • Robert Andrew Whittaker 1990-1996
  • Anthony I Tucker 1996-2006
  • Sheila Dixon 2005-

Pipe organ

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The church has a small two manual pipe organ. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register

Current parish status

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It is in a group of parishes which includes:

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 95. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  2. ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence, The Morning Post (London, England), 17 June 1850; pg. 2; Issue 23874. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.