Holy Rood Church, Ossington

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

Holy Rood Church, Ossington
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
History
DedicationHoly Rood
Specifications
Bells6
Administration
ParishOssington
DeaneryNewark & Southwell
DioceseSouthwell and Nottingham
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev French

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:

  • St. Andrew's Church, Caunton
  • St. Giles' Church, Cromwell
  • Holy Rood Church, Ossington
  • St. Laurence's Church, Norwell

Sources
  1. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 284. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  2. Historic England. "OSSINGTON HOSPITALLERS PRECEPTORY (322553)". PastScape. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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