Holy Rood Church, Ossington

Coordinates: 53°10′40″N 00°51′57″W / 53.17778°N 0.86583°W / 53.17778; -0.86583

Holy Rood Church, Ossington
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
History
Dedication Holy Rood
Administration
Parish Ossington
Deanery Newark & Southwell
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Province York
Clergy
Vicar(s) Rev French

Holy Rood Church, Ossington is a parish church in the Church of England in Ossington, Nottinghamshire.

The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.

History

The church was built from 1782 to 1783 by John Carr of York.[1] It is thought to stand on, or very near to, the original site of Ossington Preceptory: a monastery of the Knights Hospitallers which was dissolved in 1534 as part of King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.[2]

Pipe Organ

The church has a barrel organ by Robson dating from around 1830. It has been awarded a Historic Organ Certificate by the British Institute of Organ Studies which has awarded it a Grade I listing. Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Current parish status

It is in a group of parishes which includes:

Source

  1. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 284. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  2. OSSINGTON HOSPITALLERS PRECEPTORY, English Heritage: PastScape
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