St. Andrew's Church, Caunton is a parish church in the Church of England in Caunton, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
History
The church was medieval but restored in 1869 by Ewan Christian.Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 95. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
List of vicars
William de Holm 1306 Thomas 1318 William Hull 1470 John Barker John Hardy James Lee (Leghe) 1535 William Olyver William Smythe 1541-1555 James Lee 1555 Richard Stanshall/Stanshare 1555-1557 Roger Jackeson 1557-1561 Robert Fraser 1561-1567 Hugh Hole 1567-1579 Matthew Boyle 1579-1591 John Smvidy 1610-1617 Richard Hewes 1617-1638 Thomas Infield 1641-1649 Francis Burton 1649 Edward Overend 1661-1664 Thomas Salter 1664–1699 George Benlowes 1708-1731 Thomas Leach 1731-1755 William Harding 1755-1778 James Burnell 1778-1817 Joseph Lister 1817-1838 Charles Fletcher 1838-1850 Samuel Hole 1850-1887Ecclesiastical Intelligence, The Morning Post (London, England), 17 June 1850; pg. 2; Issue 23874. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II. Henry Bryan McConnager Holden 1888-1891 John Tinkler 1891-1924 Arthur Alcock Baillie 1924-1925 Thomas Stanley Lupton 1925-1935 James Spencer Granville Barley 1935-1949 Richard George Hall 1949-1954 Eric William Trueman Dicken 1954-1965 Wilfred Lawson Archer 1965-1973 Robert Purdon Neill 1973-1976 William Harvey Snow 1976-1979 Charles Kemp Buck 1979-1982 Vacancy 1982-1990 Robert Andrew Whittaker 1990-1996 Anthony I Tucker 1996-2006 Sheila Dixon 2005-
Pipe organ The church has a small two manual pipe organ. A specification 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
See also Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Listed buildings in Caunton
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