St Swithun's Church, Woodborough

53°01′22″N 01°03′35″W / 53.02278°N 1.05972°W / 53.02278; -1.05972

Church

St. Swithun's Church, Woodborough


Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
History
Dedication	St. Swithun
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Southwell and Nottingham
Parish	Woodborough, Nottinghamshire

St Swithun's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Woodborough, Nottinghamshire.

History

The church is medieval^[1] with the chancel dating from the fourteenth century.

The church is a large structure ... and has some fragments of ancient armorial glass in its windows which, when perfect, was exceedingly beautiful. It is a curacy, and has been augmented with Queen Anne's Bounty. The Chapter of Southwell is the patron, and the Rev. Samuel Lealand Oldacres is the incumbent.^[2]

The church is in a joint parish with:

Features

The church contains stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe and also by Morris & Co. to designs by Edward Burne-Jones.

Clock

The clock was installed by Reuben Bosworth in 1854.^[3]

References

^ The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire Nikolaus Pevsner, p.384
^ White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853
^ "Woodborough". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 15 June 1854. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.