St John the Baptist's Church, Ault Hucknall
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|heritage designation = Grade I listed{{NHLE| num=1109001 |desc=Church of St John the Baptist |grade=I |accessdate=23 April 2015}}
|designated date = 8 July 1966
|architect = William Butterfield (restoration)
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|parish = Ault Hucknall
|deanery = Bolsover and Staveley
|archdeaconry = Chesterfield
|diocese = Diocese of Derby
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St John the Baptist's Church, Ault Hucknall, is a Grade I listed{{NHLE| num=1109001 |desc=Church of St John the Baptist |grade=I |accessdate=23 April 2015}} parish church in the Church of England in Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire.{{cite book |title=The Buildings of England: Derbyshire |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |author-link1=Nikolaus Pevsner |first2=Elizabeth |last2=Williamson| year=1978 |publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=0-14-071008-6 |pages=70–71 }}
History
The church dates from the 11th century with 14th- and 15th-century features. It was restored between 1885 and 1888 by William Butterfield.{{cite news |author= |title=Ault Hucknall |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000228/18880630/055/0006 |newspaper=Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald |location=Chesterfield |date=30 June 1888 | access-date=23 April 2015 }}
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
- St Andrew's Church, Glapwell
- St Leonard's Church, Scarcliffe
- St Luke's Church, Palterton
Memorials
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- Anne Keighley, wife of William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
- Thomas Hobbes (d. 1679)
Organ
The pipe organ was installed by Brindley & Foster around 1905. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.{{National Pipe Organ Register|N00303|accessdate=23 April 2015}}