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St Katherine's Church, Teversal

Church in Nottinghamshire, England

53°09′07″N 1°16′43″W / 53.1520°N 1.2786°W / 53.1520; -1.2786OS grid referenceSK 48339 61902LocationButtery Lane, Teversal, NottinghamshireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipBroad ChurchWebsitehttp://www.skegbyparish.org.uk/HistoryStatusParish churchDedicationSt. CatherineArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade I listedDesignated12 October 1988Architectural typeChurchStyleGothicSpecificationsMaterialsStone, slate / lead roofAdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseSouthwell and NottinghamArchdeaconryNewarkDeaneryNewsteadParish SkegbyClergyVicar(s)Revd Canon Dr Richard Kellett

The 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.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.^[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

Sir Francis Molyneux, 2nd Baronet, died 1674, son of Sir John Molyneux, 1st Baronet.
Sir John Molyneux, died 1691
Sir John Molyneux, died 1741

Sources

^ Skegby Parish, Church of England, retrieved 29 December 2017
^ Historic England. "St Katherine's Church, Buttery Lane, Teversal (1234886)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ Betjeman, J., ed. (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the North. London: Collins; pp. 228-29
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. Harmondsworth, Middx.: Penguin; page 346.
^ "Car Colston - Bells".
^ Leaflet, "St Michaels' Sutton Bonington, A brief history of the bells"
^ 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.