All Saints' Church, West Markham

All Saints' Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] serving the parish of Markham Clinton in West Markham, Nottinghamshire.

All Saints' Church
All Saints' Church, West Markham
All Saints' Church
53°14′43.92″N 0°55′15.54″W
LocationWest Markham
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.tuxfordchurches.co.uk
History
DedicationAll Saints
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Specifications
Bells1 (Half Wheel)
Administration
ParishMarkham Clinton
DeaneryNewark and Southwell
ArchdeaconryNewark
DioceseDiocese of Southwell and Nottingham
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt Rev Porter (Bishop of Sherwood)
DeanRev Milner Area Dean
Priest in chargeRev C Wall
Curate(s)Rev C Dunk
ArchdeaconThe Venerable Picken (Archdeacon of Newark)

History

The church was built in the 12th century. It was repaired in 1872 and restored between 1930 and 1945. It is in a parish with two other churches:

Somewhat confusingly, Milton Mausoleum is sometimes also referred to as All Saints' Church, West Markham.

Organ

The church contains an organ dating from 1860 by Bevington and Sons.[2]

Bell

The church has one bell which is "swing chimed", it is hung on half a wheel.

Burials

The church is the burial place of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle. After his wife died in 1822, the 4th Duke built a church and mausoleum at Milton, Nottinghamshire. In 1833, when the new church at Milton was finished, it became the parish church, replacing the old one at West Markham. This situation was reversed, however, in 1949 when All Saints was reinstated as the parish church, and the Duke's mausoleum was left to decay. Milton Church, now simply a mausoleum, was finally rescued in 1972 when the Churches Conservation Trust took it into guardianship.[3]

Group of Churches

West Markham church is part of the Tuxford Benefice.

Clergy

The present Priest in Charge for the Benefice is Rev Wall, the Curate is Rev Dunk.

References
  1. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
  2. "N13604". National Pipe Organ Register. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. Newcastle Mausoleum
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