St Martin's Church, Bole
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St Martin's Church, Bole
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| 53°22′26.16″N 0°48′39.66″W / 53.3739333°N 0.8110167°WCoordinates: 53°22′26.16″N 0°48′39.66″W / 53.3739333°N 0.8110167°W | |
| Location | Bole, Nottinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www.achurchnearyou.com |
| History | |
| Dedication | Martin of Tours |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 3 (Temporary Unringable) |
| Tenor bell weight | 5.5 cwt |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bole with Saundby |
| Deanery | Bassetlaw and Bawtry |
| Archdeaconry | Newark |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham |
| Province | York |
| Circuit | Retford Area |
| District | Bassetlaw |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham and The Bishop of Sherwood |
| Vicar(s) | Rev M Cantrill |
| Dean | Dean of Bassetlaw & Bawtry |
| Archdeacon | Archdeacon of Newark |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Mrs L Keating |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mrs J Martin |
St Martin's Church, Bole is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Bole, Nottinghamshire.
The church dates from the 13th century. It was restored in 1866 by Ewan Christian.
There are three bells at St Martin's Church.
The three bells are in a wooden frame for three bells with traditional fittings in a dilapidated state, making them unringable. The treble weighs 4 cwt, dated 1611 and cast by Henry II Oldfield, the second weighs 4.5 cwt, dated 1500+ and cast by John Seliok. The tenor weighs 5.5 cwt, dated 1611 and cast by Henry II Oldfield. The bells are rung from ground floor.
There is evidence of there once being a clock at St Martin's church. The room under the bells is where the clock would have been situated. There is a picture of the church that was given to a vicar in the Second World War, that showed a clock face on the south side of the tower.
North Wheatley has recently been called "Church in Wheatley" this consists the C of E church & North Wheatley's Methodist Chapel. South Wheatley has ruins of the church of St Helen.
The Clays Group has the one Vicar, the Team Vicar, Rev M Cantrill who has the responsibility of all the above parishes. He is an ordained Church of England and Methodist Minister. He has the responsibility of Grove Street Methodist church, Retford. The Clays Group has a Lay Reader.
Although a church at Bole was mentioned in Domesday Book, the names of most of its clergy before the late 14th century have been lost. Prior to 1864 the vicars had been non-resident in the parish for about two hundred years. Hence most of the routine work during this period would probably have been carried out by assistant curates.
Latterly Bole has become part of the Retford Team Ministry.
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