St Katherine's Church, Teversal

St Katherine's Church, Teversal
St Katherine's Church, Teversal
St Katherine's Church, Teversal
Location in Nottinghamshire
53°09′07″N 1°16′43″W / 53.1520°N 1.2786°W / 53.1520; -1.2786
OS grid referenceSK 48339 61902
LocationButtery Lane, Teversal, Nottinghamshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
Websitehttp://www.skegbyparish.org.uk/
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt. Catherine
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameSt Katherine’s Church, Teversal
Designated12 October 1988
Reference no.1234886[1]
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic
Specifications
MaterialsStone, slate / lead roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseSouthwell and Nottingham
ArchdeaconryNewark
DeaneryNewstead
ParishSkegby
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Canon Dr Richard Kellett

St Katherine's Church is on Buttery Lane, Teversal, Nottinghamshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the deanery of Newstead, the Archdeaconry of Newark, and the Southwell and Nottingham diocese. Its benefice has three churches, St Andrew's Church, Skegby, All Saints' Church, Stanton Hill and St Katherine's itself.[2]

The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and has an unrestored 17th and 18th century interior. The Molyneux pew is in the south aisle and has a roof supported by barley-sugar columns.[3]

History

The church is medieval and is the family church of the Earl of Carnarvon.[4]

Bells

The third bell is one of[5] the oldest bells in Nottinghamshire dated 1551.[6]

Monuments

There are two early ledger stones, for Roger Greenhalghe (d. 1562) and his wife Anne Babington (d. 1538).[7]

There are various monuments to the Molyneux Baronets

See also

Sources

  1. ^ Historic England. "St Katherine's Church, Teversal (Grade I) (1234886)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. ^ Skegby Parish, Church of England, retrieved 29 December 2017
  3. ^ Betjeman, J., ed. (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the North. London: Collins; pp. 228-29
  4. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. Harmondsworth, Middx.: Penguin; page 346.
  5. ^ "Car Colston - Bells".
  6. ^ Leaflet, "St Michaels' Sutton Bonington, A brief history of the bells"
  7. ^ R. R. Rawlins, 'Teversall Church', The Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 80 part 1 (London, 1810) pp. 120-122, with engraving of church and these graveslabs.