St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton

Church in Nottinghamshire, England

53°11′45″N 0°55′15″W / 53.19583°N 0.92083°W / 53.19583; -0.92083LocationLaxton, NottinghamshireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryDedicationSt Michael the ArchangelArchitectureHeritage designationGrade I listedAdministrationDioceseDiocese of Southwell and NottinghamArchdeaconryNewarkDeaneryNewark and SouthwellParishLaxton

St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Laxton is a Grade I listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham^[1] in Laxton, Nottinghamshire.

History

The church dates from the 13th century. It was the home church of the Everingham Barons in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and contains several of their stone monuments.

It was restored in 1859 and 1860 by Thomas Chambers Hine and Robert Evans.

It is in a group of parishes comprising:

Organ

The church has an organ dating from 1870 by Wadsworth. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[2]

References

^ The buildings of England. NPevsner, Nikolaus (1999). Nottinghamshire (The Buildings of England). Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0140710021.ottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". www.npor.org.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.