St Wilfrid

Our church is a mix of Norman, Georgian and Victorian architecture, with original Norman carvings and an example of how modern worship can complement and enhance traditional architecture. It is one of the earliest recorded sites of Christian worship. The building contains original features, including a Norman font, archway, carvings and pillars. It has a bell chamber which houses 6 bells, that are rung regularly by in-house ringers and visiting guilds. There is a stained glass window in memory of William Lee, a local vicar who invented the stocking loom in 1589. The church has a raised chancel with an organ chamber to the side. 

The nave and tower of the church were largely rebuilt in 1760-3 using the old stone. The chancel was rebuilt around 1835, and the whole building was restored around 1881. The William Lee annexe, built in 1962 from stones found under the nave floor in 1881, commemorates the traditional link between Calverton Church and William Lee. 

Set in an ex-mining village, the church building is light and bright and a space that the village considers their own and use for both worship and community activities.