St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton

St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton

Parish church
name = St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton


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dedication = St. Leonard
denomination = Church of England
tradition = Broad Church
parish = Wollaton
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diocese = Southwell and Nottingham
province = York
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vicar =
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rector = Revd. Jerry Lepine
curate = Revd. Dr Anne Noble
curate1 = Revd. Christopher Brown
minister =
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organistdom = Peter Price
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website = [http://www.stleonardswollaton.org.uk www.stleonardswollaton.org.uk]
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St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton is a parish church in the Church of England.

The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

History

St. Leonard's dates from at least the early 1200s. The church has a long connection with the Willoughby family of Wollaton Park who were the patrons of the parish.

Memorials

The church contains many fine memorials including:
*Richard Willoughby who died in 1471
*Henry Willougby of 1528
*Henry Willoughby, 5th Baron Middleton 1800
*Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton 1835

ource

*The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner


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