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St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton

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Country
  
England

Deanery
  
Newark and Southwell

Parish
  
Laxton

Denomination
  
Church of England

Archdeaconry
  
Newark

Heritage designation
  
Listed building

St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton

Location
  
Laxton, Nottinghamshire

Dedication
  
St Michael the Archangel

Diocese
  
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

Similar
  
Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle

St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Laxton is a Grade I listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Laxton, Nottinghamshire.

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History

The church dates from the 13th century. It was the home church of the Everingham Barons in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and contains several of their stone monuments.

It was restored in 1859 and 1860 by Thomas Chambers Hine and Robert Evans.

It is in a group of parishes comprising:

  • St Swithin’s Church, Wellow
  • St Bartholomew’s Church, Kneesall
  • Moorhouse Chantry Chapel
  • Organ

    The church has an organ dating from 1870 by Wadsworth. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

    References

    St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton Wikipedia