St Lawrence's Church, Gotham

St. Lawrence’s Church, Gotham
St. Lawrence’s Church, Gotham
52°51′56.59″N 1°12′17.81″W / 52.8657194°N 1.2049472°WCoordinates: 52°51′56.59″N 1°12′17.81″W / 52.8657194°N 1.2049472°W
Location	Gotham, Nottinghamshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Low Church / Evangelical
Website	453churches.com
History
Dedication	St. Lawrence
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Administration
Parish	Gotham
Deanery	West Bingham
Archdeaconry	Nottingham
Diocese	Southwell and Nottingham
Province	York
Clergy
Minister(s)	Richard Coleman

St. Lawrence’s Church, Gotham is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England^[1] in Gotham, Nottinghamshire.

It is part of an informal grouping of five churches that are known collectively as "The 453 Churches" as they straddle the A453. The other churches in the group are:

• St. George's Church, Barton in Fabis
• St. Winifred's Church, Kingston on Soar
• Holy Trinity Church, Ratcliffe-on-Soar
• All Saints’ Church, Thrumpton

History

The church dates from the 13th century^[2] and was restored in 1789 and repaired in 1869.

St. Lawrence, Gotham is the largest of the five churches and was re-ordered in 2010 to create a flexible modern worship space that is used for many different events throughout the year.

Incumbents

???? Robert de Nottingham ???? Saher de St Andrew ???? Richard de Role ???? Peter de Leyke 1303 John de Gotham 1342 John de Gotham 1351 John Cayn 1353 William Hunt 1395 John Swyft ???? William Maltby 1431 Richard Peas 1440 John Ketall 1463 William Redeman 1480 William Buckley 1487 John Haygate 1507 Hugh de St Andrew 1528 Thomas Babbington 1543 John Sacheverell 1546 Richard Walker 1567 John Lowthe 1590 Richard Dodds

1607 John Savage 1609 Oliver Withington 1619 John Foxcroft 1663 Moses Foxcroft 1673 William Danvers 1674 John Bridges 1710 William Bridges 1746 Samuel Martin 1776 John Lightfoot 1788 John Kirkby 1836 John James Vaughan 1882 Frederick A Wodehouse 1915 Reginald Alfred Bidwell 1925 Claude Wilfred Good 1930 Bernard Parker Hall 1954 Norman Copeland, O.B.E. 1971 Alfred Donald Williams 1989 David Gorick 2000 Stephen Osman 2011 Richard Coleman

Memorials

There are many memorials within the church including:

• Anne Borrow, 1799^[3]
• Thomas Borrow, 1773
• John Barrow, 1707
• Isaac Barrow, 1745
• Samuel Martin, 1775
• Gergii Loxcroete, 1619
• John Bridges, 1710
• John Foxcroft, 1662
• John St. Andrew and his wife, 1625^[3]

References

1. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
2. "Church of St. Lawrence, Leake Road (east side) Gotham, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire". Images of England. London, United Kingdom: English Heritage. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
3. Gotham monuments, Southwell Churches, retrieved 28 July 2014

External links

• Southwell & Nottingham church history project