St Wilfrid's Church, Scrooby

Church in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Church in Scrooby, England
53°24′32.74″N 1°01′14.34″W / 53.4090944°N 1.0206500°W / 53.4090944; -1.0206500LocationScroobyCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryDedicationSt WilfridArchitectureHeritage designationGrade II listedSpecificationsBells3 (Unringable)AdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseSouthwell and NottinghamArchdeaconryNewarkDeaneryBassetlaw and BawtryParishScrooby with RanskillClergyPriest in chargeRev Kate BotleyLaityReader(s)Mrs Price, Mr Robinson & Mrs Simpson

St Wilfrid's Church, Scrooby is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Scrooby.

History

The church was built in the 15th century, and was restored by the Victorians in 1864 after many years of disrepair.[2][3] The church is noted for its octagonal spire.

Scrooby harboured a Separatist Puritan group, 1606–8, which fled to Holland in 1608 and then in 1620 sailed to America in the Mayflower. William Brewster, one of the Pilgrim Fathers and a ruling elder, worshipped in Scrooby Church.

Present day

Today, St Wilfrid's is in the Benefice of Blyth and Scrooby with Ranskill.[4] Services from a central Anglican tradition are still held at St Wilfrid. An hour-long prayer service takes place on the first Sunday of the month, and Sunday morning worship takes place on the first and third Sunday of the month. The church congregation consists mostly of village residents.[5]

Organ

The church contains an organ dating from 1871 by Gray and Davison.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.[full citation needed]
  2. ^ "Church of St Wilfred, Scrooby". British Listed buildings. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. ^ "St Wilfrid, Scrooby". The Church of England. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ^ "St Wilfrid, Scrooby". The Church of England. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ^ "St Wilfrid, Scrooby". The Church of England. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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