Location Little Eaton Heritage designation Grade II listed Phone +44 1332 840536 Dedication Paul the Apostle | Consecrated 9 July 1791 Opened 1791 | |
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Website littleeatonchurch.co.uk Address Vicarage Ln, Little Eaton, Derby DE21 5EA, UK Similar St Alkmund's Church, St Alkmund's Church, Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle | ||
St Paul’s Church, Little Eaton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Little Eaton, Derbyshire.
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History
Construction of the church started in 1791 and it was consecrated on 9 July 1791 by the Bishop of Lichfield, James Cornwallis. It was enlarged in 1837 when capacity was double to accommodate 300 people, again in 1851 when the chancel and tower were added by Henry Isaac Stevens, and restored in 1869 by Giles and Brookhouse, when a north aisle was added, the nave roof was raised and the church re-roofed.
The church is in a joint ecclesiastical parish with St Alkmund's Church, Duffield, being formerly within Duffield Frith.
Monuments
Organ
An organ chamber was constructed in 1880, and a pipe organ by Alfred Kirkland was installed in 1905. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.