Priory Church of St Peter, Thurgarton
| The Priory Church of St. Peter, Thurgarton | |
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| 53°02′07″N 0°58′11″W / 53.03528°N 0.96972°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Architectural type | Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1119 |
| Completed | 1230 |
| Administration | |
| District | Newark and Sherwood |
| Province | York |
| Archdiocese | York |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwell |
| Archdeaconry | Newark |
| Deanery | Southwell |
| Parish | Thurgarton |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | The Most Reverend John Sentamu |
| Bishop(s) | The Right Reverend Paul Butler |
| Vicar(s) | The Reverend Canon Andrew De Berry |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Mrs Barbara Cast |
| Director of music | Mr Alex Turner |
| Organist(s) | Mrs Margaret Ladbury |
The Priory Church of St. Peter, Thurgarton is a former house of Canons Regular and now a Church of England church in Thurgarton Nottinghamshire.[1]
History
At the Dissolution of the Monasteries the Valor Ecclesiasticus gave the clear income of £259 9s. 4d.(£Error when using {{Inflation}}: |end_year=2,024 (parameter 4) is greater than the latest available year (2,023) in index "UK". as of 2024),[2]
King Henry VIII granted the manor partly to Trinity College, Cambridge, and partly to William Cooper. It was lived in by the Cooper family until at the end of the 17th century the estate passed to John Gilbert, who also took the name of Cooper.
At the end of the 18th century the owner demolished the old priory, so that nothing of it was left but the cellars, and one aisle of the old church, plus the tower.
The church was restored in 1853 by Thomas Chambers Hine, and parish registers exist from 1721, whereas earlier records were lost in 1780.
List of the priors of Thurgarton
- Thomas, occurs c. 1190
- Henry, 1209; occurs 1218
- William, occurs 1234-1245
- Richard, occurs 1250-1257
- Adam, occurs 1263-1276
- Robert de Baseford, resigned 1284
- Gilbert de Ponteburg, 1284-1290
- Alexander de Gedling, 1290-1304
- John de Ruddeston, 1304-1319
- John de Hikeling, 1319-1331
- Robert de Hathern, 1331-1337
- John de Ruddeston, re-elected 1337-1338
- Richard de Thurgarton, 1338-1345
- Robert de Hickling, 1345-1349
- Robert de Claxton, 1349
- John de Calveton, died 1381
- William de Saperton, 1381
- Walter Hilton died 1396
- Robert de Wolveden, occurs 1432; resigned 1434
- Richard Haley, 1434
- William Bingham, 1471-1477
- Richard Thurgarton, died 1494
- John Allestre, 1494
- John Goverton, 1505
- John Angear, 1517-1534
- Thomas Dethick, 1534-1536
- John Berwick, 1536[3]
Music
Trent Churches' choir was formed in 2005 by Mr John King, and is now Directed by Mr Alex Turner. It is a choir of about 30 members that sings at the churches of Thurgarton, Bleasby, Hoveringham and Halloughton. Each year it sings Choral Evensongs, Eucharists, Harvest Festival, Rememberance Sunday, Easter and Christmas. Its repetoire ranges from Byrd to Walton. They rehearse on Thursdays in Bleasby Village Hall.
References
- ^ The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ 'Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Thurgarton', A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (1910), pp. 120-125.