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St Peter, Flawborough, Nottinghamshire

Location
(52°58′39″N, 0°50′12″W)
Flawborough
SK 782 429
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Nottinghamshire
now Nottinghamshire
medieval St Peter
now St Peter
  • Simon Kirsop

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Description

A small red brick parish church entirely rebuilt in 1840-41 and consisting of a chancel, nave and W tower. An inscription over the W door gives the date 1840. Both the font and W doorway appear to be reused work of c. 1150.

History

Flawborough is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as being in the lands of Walter D'Aincourt.

Features

Exterior Features

Doorways

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

The W doorway appears to have been recut to some extent. The rosette on the soffit of the first ordermay not be original. Cox suggests that the doorway may originally have been the S doorway of the original building.

Bibliography
J. C. Cox, County Churches: Nottinghamshire, London, 1912, 91-92.
N. Pevsner and E. Williamson, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire, 2nd ed. London, 1979; reprinted (with corrections) 1997, 128.