St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Alsop-en-le-Dale

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Alsop en le Dale
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Alsop en le Dale
Coordinates: 53°05′35.31″N 1°45′44.04″W / 53.0931417°N 1.7622333°W
Location	Alsop en le Dale
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	peakfive.org
History
Dedication	St Michael and all Angels
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed[1]
Specifications
Length	52.5 feet (16.0 m)
Width	13.8 feet (4.2 m)
Administration
Parish	Alsop en le Dale
Deanery	Ashbourne
Archdeaconry	Derby
Diocese	Diocese of Derby

St Michael and all Angels’ Church, Alsop en le Dale is a Grade II listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Alsop en le Dale, Derbyshire.^[2]

History

The church dates from the 12th century and was rebuilt between 1882 and 1883 by Frederick Josias Robinson.^[3] The flat roof was removed and replaced with a pitched roof. The plaster on the walls was removed. The floors were re-laid, that in the chancel with Minton encaustic tiles, and the rest with wooden blocks. A new stone font replaced the old one. The pulpit which had formerly been in St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne was installed. The contractor was J Knowles of Brassington.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

• St Edmund’s Church, Fenny Bentley
• St Peter's Church, Parwich
• St Leonard’s Church, Thorpe
• St Mary's Church, Tissington

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Michael  (Grade II) (1109356)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
2. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
3. "Re-opening of Alsop-en-le-Dale Church". DerbyMercury. Derby. 23 May 1883. Retrieved 11 April 2015.