| St Peter’s Church, Hope | |
|---|---|
 St Peter’s Church, Hope | |
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| 53°20′52.2″N 1°44′34″W / 53.347833°N 1.74278°W | |
| Location | Hope, Derbyshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed[1] |
| Designated | 21 April 1967 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
| Archdeaconry | Chesterfield |
| Deanery | Bakewell and Eyam |
| Parish | Hope |
St Peter’s Church, Hope is a Grade I listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Hope, Derbyshire.[2]
The Domesday Book records that Hope had a church[3] although the present parish church, the Church of St Peter, dates from the 14th and 15th centuries with modifications to the chancel dating from 1882.[4]
The church has two ancient crosses in its grounds. The shaft of a sandstone cross dating from the Anglo-Saxon period stands seven feet high and is carved on all faces.[5] The cross may well have originated in the church grounds and a possible base now supports a sundial, but from the English Civil War until 1858 it was hidden in the village school. The stump of the Eccles Cross, originally near Eccles House, south of Hope, is also in the graveyard.[6]
Between 2 and 28 July 2011, the church was broken into and about 15 items dating as far back as 1662, including two silver chalices and a pewter plate, were found to have been stolen.[7]
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade I) (1121945)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Hope | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Pastscape - Detailed Result: CHURCH OF ST PETER". www.pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Pastscape - Detailed Result: MONUMENT NO. 309465". www.pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Neville T. Sharpe, Crosses of the Peak District (Landmark Collectors Library, 2002)
- ^ "Silver dating back to 1662 taken from Derbyshire church". BBC News. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.