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All Saints' Church, West Markham

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Location
  
West Markham

Denomination
  
Church of England

Parish
  
Markham Clinton

Province
  
York

Heritage designation
  
Listed building

Country
  
England

Bells
  
1 (Half Wheel)

Address
  
Newark NG22 0GW, UK

Dedication
  
All Saints' Day

All Saints' Church, West Markham

Website
  
www.tuxfordchurches.co.uk

Diocese
  
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

Deaneries
  
Newark-on-Trent, Southwell

Similar
  
Milton Mausoleum, Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle, Thoresby Hall

All Saints' Church, West Markham is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England serving the parish of Markham Clinton in West Markham.

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History

The church was built in the 12th century. It was repaired in 1872 and restored between 1930 and 1945. It is in a parish with two other churches:

  • St Nicholas' Church, Tuxford
  • All Saints' Church, Weston, Nottinghamshire
  • Somewhat confusingly, Milton Mausoleum is sometimes also referred to as All Saints' Church, West Markham.

    Organ

    The church contains an organ dating from 1860 by Bevington and Sons.

    Bell

    The church has one bell which is "swing chimed", it is hung on half a wheel.

    Burials

    The church is the burial place of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle. After his wife died in 1822, the 4th Duke built a church and mausoleum at Milton, Nottinghamshire. In 1833, when the new church at Milton was finished, it became the parish church, replacing the old one at West Markham. This situation was reversed, however, in 1949 when All Saints was reinstated as the parish church, and the Duke’s mausoleum was left to decay. Milton Church, now simply a mausoleum, was finally rescued in 1972 when the Churches Conservation Trust took it into guardianship.

    Group of Churches

    West Markham church is part of the Tuxford Benefice.

  • St Nicholas, Tuxford
  • All Saints', West Markham
  • All Saints', Weston
  • St Matthew, Normanton on Trent;and
  • St Wilfrid, Marnham
  • Clergy

    The present Priest in Charge for the Benefice is Rev Wall, the Curate is Rev Dunk.

    References

    All Saints' Church, West Markham Wikipedia


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