Church of St John the Baptist, Outwood
| Church of St John the Baptist, Outwood | |
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St John the Baptist, Outwood | |
| 51°11′54″N 0°06′46″W / 51.1982°N 0.1128°WCoordinates: 51°11′54″N 0°06′46″W / 51.1982°N 0.1128°W | |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/244ep2 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Grade II listed |
| Architect(s) |
William Burges W.P. Manning |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Outwood |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Rev. Trevor Kemp |
The Church of St John the Baptist, Outwood is the parish church of Outwood, Surrey, England.
Clergy and style of worship
Part of the Diocese of Southwark, the style of worship is unstated. The vicar equally serves the parish of South Nutfield which is across the M23 motorway, as one benefice.[1]
Building, setting and amenities
The early medieval style building was built in 1869 and designed by William Burges. Its tower of 1876 is by W. P. Manning.[2] The interior has a simple brick design, whilst the exterior is of knapped stone with a stuccoed tower over brick.[3] The church is a Grade II listed building.[4] J. Mordaunt Crook describes it as "outspoken to the point of bluntness",[2] and Nairn comments that it is "honest, but not very good".[3]
The church is bounded on three sides by dense woodland of Outwood Common. The church has a vestry for choir and clergy. The church has a small graveyard adjoining on the same, north side of the road
Parish
Outwood is a parish of the Church of England which overlaps its civil parish. This area's nearest town is Horley and has a high proportion of farms and cottages on radiating rural roads making it somewhat dispersed. The church is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the nucleus of the village and faces a junction with the last house of a road leading directly to the village.
The current parish was formed on 19 August 1870 from parts of five medieval parishes; Burstow, Blechingley, Horley, Horne, and Nutfield, all of which still exist as villages.[5]
See also
Anglicanism portal
Notes
- ↑ "Outwood, St John the Baptist - South Nutfield with Outwood - Godstone Deanery - The Diocese of Southwark". Southwark.anglican.org. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- 1 2 Crook 1981a, p. 216
- 1 2 Cherry, Nairn & Pevsner, p. 400
- ↑ St John the Baptist - Grade II - Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1403249)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ H.E. Malden (editor) (1911). "Parishes: Burstow". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
References
- Crook, J. Mordaunt (1981a). William Burges and the High Victorian Dream. John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-3822-3.
- Cherry, Bridget; Nairn, Ian; Nikolaus, Pevsner (1987). The Buildings Of England: Surrey. Penguin. ISBN 0 14 071021 3.
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