Denomination Church of England Dedication St. Helen Phone +44 115 939 9958 | Churchmanship Evangelical Province York Parish Stapleford | |
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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
Current parish status
St. Helen's Church Stapleford has a daughter church, St. Luke's Church Stapleford