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St Paul's Church, Little Eaton
52°58′11.38″N 1°27′49.02″W / 52.9698278°N 1.4636167°W / 52.9698278; -1.4636167
Location Little Eaton
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website littleeatonchurch.co.uk
History
Dedication St Paul
Consecrated 9 July 1791
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Completed 1791
Administration
Parish St Paul Little Eaton
Deanery Duffield
Archdeaconry Derby
Diocese Diocese of Derby

St Paul's Church, Little Eaton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Little Eaton, Derbyshire.

History

Construction of the church started in 1791 and it was consecrated on 9 July 1791 by the Bishop of Lichfield, James Cornwallis. It was enlarged in 1837 when capacity was double to accommodate 300 people, again in 1851 when the chancel and tower were added by Henry Isaac Stevens, and restored in 1869 by Giles and Brookhouse, when a north aisle was added, the nave roof was raised and the church re-roofed.

Present day

The church is in a joint ecclesiastical parish with St Alkmund's Church, Duffield, being formerly within Duffield Frith.

St Paul's is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England. As a parish that rejects the leadership/ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Maidstone (currently Rod Thomas).

Monuments

  • John Tempest (d. 1863) by J B Robinson of Derby
  • William Tempest (d. 1842) by N Coulson

Organ

An organ chamber was constructed in 1880, and a pipe organ by Alfred Kirkland was installed in 1905. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

See also

  • Listed buildings in Little Eaton
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