St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge is a

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in the

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Doveridge Doveridge is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, near the border with Staffordshire and about east of Uttoxeter. Its name may come from its having a bridge over the river Dove (i.e. Dove(B)ridge), a tributary of the River ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

History

The church dates from the late 12th century. It comprises a west steeple, a clerestoreyed

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with aisles and

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. It was restored in 1840 and again in 1869.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with *St John's Church, Alkmonton *

St Andrew's Church, Cubley St Andrew's Church, Cubley is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Cubley, Derbyshire. History The church dates from the mid-11th century, with additions in the 12th, and 13th centuries. The west tower was built in the 15 ...

*St Giles’ Church, Marston Montgomery *St Paul's Church, Scropton *St Peter's Church, Somersal Herbert *All Saints’ Church, Sudbury

Memorials

*Katherine Wall (d. 1713) *Ralph Okeover (d. 1487) *William Davenport (d. 1640) *Arabella Cavendish (d. 1739) *Francis Cavendish (d. 1650) *Rev. John Fitzherbert (d. 1785) *Rev. Thomas Cavendish (d. 1850) by C Maile Sc of London *Thomas Milward (d. 1658)

Organ

The pipe organ was built by Steele and Keay and dates from 1867. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doveridge Church of England church buildings in Derbyshire Grade I listed churches in Derbyshire

History

Parish status

Memorials

Organ

See also

References