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St Martin’s Church, in the village of North Leverton, Nottinghamshire, is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Newark, the deanery of Bassetlaw and Bawtry and the diocese of Southwell and Nottinghamshire. The earliest parts of the Grade I listed buildingStructure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. date from the 12th century.[1][2]
As part of the Leverton Group of Churches, St Martin’s is a member of the United 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 the Clays.[3]
Architecture
The church is built of dressed stone and coursed rubble, with ashlarMasonry of squared and finely cut or worked stone, commonly used for the facing of a building. dressings and slate roofs. The west tower, naveCentral part of a church, used by the laiety., south aisle, chancelPart of a church containing the altar, used by the officiating clergy. and south porch were added in the 15th century.[2] The tower contained three bells, no longer in use.[1]
By the mid-19th century St Martin’s was in serious disrepair; the chancel was restored in 1847, and the nave and south aisle in 1878, when a new font and organ were added.[1]