All Saints, Stanton on the Wolds, Nottinghamshire

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Location
(52°52′9″N, 1°3′50″W)
Site Location
Stanton on the Wolds
National Grid Reference
SK 631 306
Boundaries
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Nottinghamshire now Nottinghamshire
Diocese
Dedication
medieval All Saints now All Saints
Type of building/monument
Report authors
  • Simon Kirsop
Photographers
  • Simon Kirsop
  • Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project
Visit Date
30th July 2003

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Description

Stanton on the Wolds is a small village in Nottinghamshire, sited about 6 mi SE of Nottingham in the far south of the county. The church of All Saints is a small building consisting of a nave and chancel with no division between the two, a belfry turret at the W end and a small S porch. There is a portion of Norman-era masonry in the S wall although the majority of the current building dates to the 14thc. The font is the only Romanesque feature.

History

The village is mentioned in DB.

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

The font is dated to c.1120. According to the Rector, it lay in a field for a considerable time before being rescued.

Bibliography

J C Cox, County Churches: Nottinghamshire. London 1912, 194.

D J Lyon, A Guide to All Saints Church, Stanton-on-the-Wolds. Keyworth., 1997.

N Pevsner & E Williamson, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. 2nd Edn., London 1979. Reprinted (with corrections) 1997, 335.