St Mary's Church, East Leake
Coordinates: 52°49′51″N 01°10′58″W / 52.83083°N 1.18278°W
| St. Mary's Church, East Leake | |
 St. Mary's
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| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | St Mary's East Leake |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Mary |
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| Parish | East Leake |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd Glynis Hetherington |
St. Mary's Church, East Leake is a parish church in the Church of England in East Leake, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
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[edit] History
The church dates from the Norman period but has substantial later medieval work. Until the fourteenth century, the church was dedicated to St. Leonard, but the church was re-dedicated to St. Mary who was more popular.
After the chancel collapsed in the nineteenth century, a major restoration was carried out in 1886 by W. S. Weatherley.
[edit] Stained Glass
There are stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe, James Powell and Sons and Heaton, Butler and Bayne.
[edit] Organ
The church has a pipe organ by Ingram built in 1914. The specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
[edit] Bells
The church has six bells.[1]
[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
- The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
