Historic churches · East Midlands
St John the Baptist, Tideswell
St John the Baptist, Tideswell — church in Derbyshire Dales, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hope · 8.0 km
About
St John the Baptist, Tideswell is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1350. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Derbyshire Dales, UK". Coordinates: 53.2788°, -1.7726°.
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Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: DERBYSHIRE DALES
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The church of St John the Baptist in Tideswell in Derbyshire is a Church of England parish church.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1250–51, the church became embroiled in a dispute between Lichfield Cathedral and Lenton Priory in Nottinghamshire. Tideswell was one of a number of parishes that had been granted to Lenton Priory by the Peverel family during the 11th century. Following William Peverel the Younger's accusations of treason, the family's lands in the Peak District were seized by the crown and granted by King Henry II to his son, John (later John, King of England). After acceding to the throne, John granted the lands to the Bishop of Lichfield and in turn they passed to the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield Cathedral. This transfer started approximately 300 years of disagreement between the priory and cathedral…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.2788, -1.7726
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Tideswell
- Postcode
- SK17 8NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Established
- 1350
- Nearest railway station
- Hope — 8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593746 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John the Baptist, Tideswell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tideswell - church and village rooftops - geograph.org.uk - 624016.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John the Baptist, Tideswell?
- St John the Baptist, Tideswell is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SK17 8NU), in the parish of Tideswell.
- When was St John the Baptist, Tideswell built?
- Built or established in 1350.
- Is St John the Baptist, Tideswell a listed building?
- St John the Baptist, Tideswell is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St John the Baptist, Tideswell a protected site?
- Yes — St John the Baptist, Tideswell is part of the DERBYSHIRE DALES National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to St John the Baptist, Tideswell?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SK17 8NU. It sits within the Derbyshire Dales parliamentary constituency.