St Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop, is a Church of England parish church in the village of Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire, England. The building is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as of outstanding architectural interest.
History The church has 13th-century arcades, but it is mainly from the 14th century. It has a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel and a tower. The tower, built about 1450, now contains six bells. One is from the 16th century, two are dated 1669 and 1757, a fourth was recast in 1905, and a fifth was added in the same year. A sixth, the treble bell, was installed in 1981.
From 1694 to 1906, the church had a clock by Richard Roe. This is now preserved in Nottingham Industrial Museum.
Current parish status St Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop, is in the Wiverton group of parishes,Group site which includes: St Andrew's Church, Langar All Saints' Church, Granby Holy Trinity Church, Tythby St John's Church, Colston Bassett St Mary's Church, Barnstone (not currently in use) St Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill
The incumbency is currently vacant.
See also Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Listed buildings in Cropwell Bishop
Source Clare Hartwell, Nikolaus Pevsner and Elizabeth Williamson: The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire, Yale University Press, 2020Yale UP
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