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Norwell Parish Council

History of St Laurence

Church History

  • There was a priest here at the time of the 1086 Domesday Survey, but the wooden Saxon church has long ago disappeared.
  • The Anglican parish church of Norwell is dedicated to Saint Lawrence (usually spelled as "Laurence").
  • The church was built in the late 12th century in the Early English Style.
  • The church chancel was restored in 1857.
  • The rest of the church was restored in 1874-75.
  • The church seats about 400.
  • Electric lighting was installed in the church in 1948.
     

Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1865 and is in good condition.
  • The church was in the rural deanery of Southwell.
  • The church is currently in the Newark and Southwell Deanery.