Historic churches · East Midlands
St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne
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St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne — church in Derbyshire Dales, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
St Oswald's Church is located in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, with the postcode DE6 1AH. Entry to the church is free.
About
St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1220. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Derbyshire Dales, UK". Coordinates: 53.0164°, -1.7361°.
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Heritage listing
St Oswald's Church is a Church of England parish church located in Ashbourne, in the county of Derbyshire, England.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Oswald's Church is a Church of England parish church located in Ashbourne, in the county of Derbyshire, England.
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Background
History
, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield]] The church is named after Oswald of Northumbria. by Bishop Hugh de Pateshull. Construction probably lasted until the early 14th century. It replaced an earlier Saxon church, and possibly a second Norman one. (A Norman crypt was discovered during excavations in 1913.) From 1837 to 1840, it was restored by Lewis Nockalls Cottingham, and then in the 1870s by George Gilbert Scott, who added the battlements to the chancel. Until Ashbourne Hall was partially demolished, it and St Oswald's were the town's major monuments, standing at either end of the main street. The entrance to the hall's grounds continued the main street through high gates. What remains of…
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- Coordinates
- 53.0164, -1.7361
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Ashbourne
- Postcode
- DE6 1AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Established
- 1220
- Official site
- www.ashbournechurch.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595005 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne - geograph.org.uk - 51469.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne?
- St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE6 1AH), in the parish of Ashbourne.
- What is St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne?
- St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne — church in Derbyshire Dales, UK.
- How do I get to St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne?
- Drivers can use postcode DE6 1AH.
- When was St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne built?
- Built or established in 1220.
- Is St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne a listed building?
- St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne free to visit?
- Yes, St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DE6 1AH. It sits within the Derbyshire Dales parliamentary constituency.