St. Helena's Church, West Leake
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Coordinates: 52°49′57″N 01°13′06″W / 52.8325°N 1.21833°W
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| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
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| Dedication | St. Helena |
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| Parish | West Leake |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Province | York |
St. Helena's Church, West Leake is a parish church in the Church of England in West Leake, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
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[edit] History
The church was medieval but restored in 1878 by Henry Hall for Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper.[1]
[edit] Pipe Organ
The church has a two manual pipe organ by Grunwell dating from 1878. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register
[edit] Current parish status
It is in a group of parishes which includes:
- St. Giles' Church, Costock
- St. Mary's Church, East Leake
- All Saints' Church, Rempstone
- St. Helena's Church, West Leake
- Church of St. John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar
[edit] References
- Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project St Helena West Leake
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 374. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
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