St Mary's Church, Tissington

St Mary’s Church, Tissington
St Mary’s Church, Tissington
Coordinates: 53°04′2.9″N 1°44′15.36″W / 53.067472°N 1.7376000°W
Location	Tissington
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	peakfive.org
History
Dedication	St Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed[1]
Administration
Parish	Tissington
Deanery	Ashbourne
Archdeaconry	Derby
Diocese	Diocese of Derby

St Mary’s Church, Tissington is a Grade II* listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Tissington, Derbyshire.^[2]

History

The church dates from the 12th century, and the chancel and south porch still date from this time. The doorway has a Norman tympanum with two standing sculpted figures. The church was restored in 1854 when a new aisle was added on the north side.^[3]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

• St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Alsop-en-le-Dale
• St Edmund’s Church, Fenny Bentley
• St Peter's Church, Parwich
• St Leonard’s Church, Thorpe

Memorials

Memorial to Francis FitzHerbert and Sir John FitzHerbert

• Francis FitzHerbert (d. 1619)
• Sir John FitzHerbert (d.1643)

Organ

The organ

The church contains a pipe organ by Albert Keates of Sheffield. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[4]

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Mary  (Grade II*) (1109793)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
2. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
3. "Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire. No. XLV. Tissington". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. Derby. 6 March 1875. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
4. "NPOR N005368". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 11 April 2015.