St John the Baptist's Church, Dethick is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England[3] in Dethick, Derbyshire.
| St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick | |
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 St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick | |
  St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick Location within Derbyshire | |
| 53°07′2.22″N 1°30′46.38″W / 53.1172833°N 1.5128833°W | |
| Location | Dethick, Derbyshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St John the Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Derby |
| Archdeaconry | Chesterfield |
| Deanery | Wirksworth[2] |
| Parish | Dethick |
History edit
The church was founded in 1279 by Geoffrey Dethick, and Thomas de Wathenowe, the Prior of Felley Priory in Nottinghamshire[4] as a private chapel to Dethick Manor.
It is all of this early date with the exception of the tower which was added by Sir Antony Babington, between 1530 as noted on a date stone over the west door, and 1532, as noted on the richly decorated band of the tower.[5]
Parish status edit
The church is in a joint parish with
Organ edit
The pipe organ is a Positive Organ Company instrument. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[6]
See also edit
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St John's church, Dethick.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist (1373840)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 March 2017
- ^ "St John the Baptist, Dethick". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 196. ISBN 0140710086.
- ^ "Notes of the Churches of Derbyshire. No. XXXVI - Dethick". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 20 June 1874. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "To Dethick by Canal and Lane". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 28 May 1936. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "NPOR [N00305]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 March 2017.