St Margaret's Church, Owthorpe

St Margaret's Church, Owthorpe is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Owthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England.

St Margaret’s Church, Owthorpe
St Margaret’s Church, Owthorpe
52°53′39.25″N 1°00′7.49″W
LocationOwthorpe
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Margaret of Antioch
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseDiocese of Southwell and Nottingham
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of Nottingham
DeaneryEast Bingham
ParishOwthorpe
Clergy
Priest in chargeRevd Paul Massey

Owthorpe has an unusual Grade II* listed Anglican church, dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch, once considered a patron saint of pregnancy.[2] It stands away from the village in farmland, surrounded by a low wall, next to the site where the manor stood. Access is only along a public footpath – a narrow grass track, often muddy in the winter months – and through a timber gate.

Some features of St Margaret's date from the 12th century, although the structure underwent many changes over the centuries. It was rebuilt about 1650.[3] The north wall is a surviving part of the original, larger church. Inside it has an oak-panelled, three-decker pulpit-cum-lectern with a Jacobean canopy, which is still in use.[4]

In 1680 the church installed a clock built by Richard Roe of Epperstone.[5]

The octagonal castellated font[6] is thought to be from the 15th century. A wooden screen dividing the nave from the chancel is said to have come from Owthorpe Hall.[7]

The church was restored in 1888[8] and again in 1905 by Arthur Brewill and Basil Baily[9] when the plaster ceiling was removed to expose the roof timbers, and the masonry of the windows was restored and the windows reglazed.

Memorials

Memorial to John Hutchinson

See also

References

  1. Historic England, "Church of St Margaret (1236253)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 August 2023
  2. David Hugh Farmer: The Oxford Dictionary of Saints 2nd ed. (Oxford: OUP, 1987), pp. 281–82.
  3. White's Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1853. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. A Church Near You. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. Beeson, C.F.C. English Church Clocks 1280-1850. Brant Wright Associates Ltd. p. 113. ISBN 0903512149.
  6. Pictured here: Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  7. Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  8. "Owthorpe. The Church of St Margaret". Grantham Journal. Grantham. 23 June 1888. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  9. "Owthorpe. The Church". Grantham Journal. Grantham. 1 July 1905. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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