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[3] in Dethick, Derbyshire.

St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick
St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick
St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick
Location within Derbyshire
53°07′2.22″N 1°30′46.38″W
LocationDethick, Derbyshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt John the Baptist
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II* listed[1]
Administration
ParishDethick
DeaneryWirksworth[2]
ArchdeaconryChesterfield
DioceseDerby
ProvinceCanterbury

History

The church was founded in 1279 by Geoffrey Dethick, and Thomas de Wathenowe, the Prior of Felley Priory in Nottinghamshire[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

References
  1. Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist (1373840)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 March 2017
  2. "St John the Baptist, Dethick". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 196. ISBN 0140710086.
  4. "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.
  5. "To Dethick by Canal and Lane". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 28 May 1936. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "NPOR N00305". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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