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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Coordinates: 53°07′31″N 01°16′12″W / 53.12528°N 1.27000°W / 53.12528; -1.27000
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53°07′31″N 01°16′12″W / 53.12528°N 1.27000°W / 53.12528; -1.27000

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sutton-in-Ashfield
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DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipModern Anglo-Catholic
Websitehttp://www.stmarysutton.org.uk/
History
DedicationSt Mary Magdalene
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseSouthwell and Nottingham
ArchdeaconryNewark
DeaneryNewstead
ParishSutton-in-Ashfield
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev Julie Cotterill
Curate(s)Vacant
Minister(s)Andrew Halfpenny
Laity
Organist(s)John Bullock

The Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sutton-in-Ashfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport[1] as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

History

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The church is medieval but was rebuilt in 1854 and 1867.[2] It contains a rare 12th century pillar piscina[1] and the remains of the font top from the original Norman church.[3]

By American searches, on 5 July 1607, Edward FitzRandolph was baptised at St. Mary's Church Sutton, marrying Elizabeth Blossom in Scituate, Massachusetts - they are Barack Obama's 10x great-grandparents.[4]

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ a b Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE (1221773)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. p. 343. ISBN 978-0300096361.
  3. ^ Churches in the Ashfield Area. Ashfield District Council
  4. ^ "Rival English 'ancestral home' claims for Barack Obama". Daily Telegraph. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2022.