All Saints’ Church, Stanton-on-the-Wolds

All Saints’ Church, in the Nottinghamshire village of Stanton-on-the-Wolds, is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham,^[1] and one of the four churches and three parishes in the beneficeOriginally used in feudal societies to describe a grant of land as a reward for services rendered. In modern usage it refers to a collection of parishes working together under a single incumbent. of Keyworth, Stanton and Bunny.^[2][a]The other three churches in the benefice are: Bradmore Church & Mission Room; St Mary Magdalene Church, Keyworth; and St Mary the Virgin, Bunny with Bradmore.^[2]

The earliest parts of the Grade II listed buildingStructure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. date from the 11th century.^[3] Eighteen tombstones in the churchyard around the church are separately designated in two groups as Grade II listed structures.^[4][5]

Architecture

The church is built of coursed rubble with ashlarMasonry of squared and finely cut or worked stone, commonly used for the facing of a building. dressings, and has a plain tile roof. Its earliest parts date from the 11th and 13th centuries, but it was extensively restored in 1889 and 1952. The square bell tower at the west front is topped by a pyramidal stone spire.^[3]

The interior has an 11th-century stone font, and 19th-century pews, pulpit, altar rail, reredosLarge ornamented wall, screen, or other structure placed behind the altar in a Christian church. and choir stalls.^[3]