ST. CECILIA, GIRTON
This small building is built of stone, chiefly perpendicular but with Early English style surviving. It consists of a chancel, nave, south porch and single bell turret at the east end. There is no aisle in the church.
It was heavily rebuilt and over-restored in 1879, the chancel by Ewan Christian, the nave by HM Townsend. This resulted in a new north wall with re-used lancets, new south windows and bellcote.
In the porch is a Saxon grave marker. The Saxon cross is said by some to be the oldest ecclesiastical item in Nottinghamshire.
Fleet Cottage, near to the church, is a rare example of an early north-east Nottinghamshire cottage of the 17th century, with a timber-framed upper storey on a limestone ground floor.
The Church seems to escape the flooding of the Trent, as it is on slightly higher ground.
Please be aware of the properties opposite the church. Parking is available next to the cache or you could park further away and walk. Stealth will be required.
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