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St Helen's Church, Stapleford

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Denomination
  
Church of England

Dedication
  
St. Helen

Phone
  
+44 115 939 9958

Churchmanship
  
Evangelical

Province
  
York

Parish
  
Stapleford

St Helen's Church, Stapleford

Website
  
www.staplefordparish.org.uk

Address
  
Frederick Rd, Stapleford NG9 8FN, UK

Diocese
  
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

Similar
  
St Mary's Church - Attenborough, Bramcote Hills Park, Christ Church - Chilwell, Wollaton

St. Helen's Church Stapleford is a parish church in the Church of England in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.

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The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

Stapleford cross in the churchyard is listed Grade I, and is also a scheduled ancient monument.

History

The church is medieval but was heavily restored in 1878 by T. G. Jackson.

Stone Cross

The churchyard contains a grade-I listed stone cross which dates from around AD1000. It was said by Pevsner to be "by far the most important pre-Conquest monument in Notts."

The cross may be the origin of the name 'Stapleford' which means a crossing near a post.

Memorials

  • Robert Tevery, died 1571
  • Gervase Tevery, died 1639
  • George John Borlase Warren, died 1801
  • Current parish status

    St. Helen's Church Stapleford has a daughter church, St. Luke's Church Stapleford

    References

    St Helen's Church, Stapleford Wikipedia