St Chad's Church, Longford
| St Chad’s Church, Longford | |
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St Chad’s Church, Longford
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| Coordinates: 52°56′36.47″N 1°40′53.42″W / 52.9434639°N 1.6815056°W | |
| Location | Longford, Derbyshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Chad |
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| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
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| Parish | Longford |
| Deanery | Longford |
| Archdeaconry | Derby |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
| Province | Province of York |
St Chad's Church, Longford is a Grade I listedparish church in the Church of England in Longford, Derbyshire.
The church dates from the 12th century, with other work from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. The tower is 15th century with almost full height buttresses to each corner.
The living of St Chad’s was originally in the gift of the Earl of Leicester. This transferred to Arthur Manners when he acquired Longford Hall.
The two manual, 17 stop pipe organ was installed by I Abbott in 1874. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
The church is in a joint parish with
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