St John The Baptist's Church, Dethick
St John the Baptist's Church, Dethick is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Dethick, Derbyshire.
History
The church was founded in 1279 by Geoffrey Dethick, and Thomas de Wathenowe, the Prior of Felley Priory in Nottinghamshire as a private chapel to Dethick Manor.
It is all of this early date with the exception of the tower which was added by Sir Antony Babington, between 1530 as noted on a date stone over the west door, and 1532, as noted on the richly decorated band of the tower.
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
Organ
The pipe organ is a Positive Organ Company instrument. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St John's church, Dethick.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist (1373840)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 March 2017
- ^ "St John the Baptist, Dethick". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 196. ISBN 0140710086.
- ^ "Notes of the Churches of Derbyshire. No. XXXVI - Dethick". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 20 June 1874. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "To Dethick by Canal and Lane". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 28 May 1936. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "NPOR [N00305]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 March 2017.