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Anchor Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Foremark, Derbyshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8415 / 52°50'29"N

Longitude: -1.4981 / 1°29'53"W

OS Eastings: 433900

OS Northings: 327224

OS Grid: SK339272

Mapcode National: GBR 6FT.S30

Mapcode Global: WHCG1.YVR1

Plus Code: 9C4WRGR2+HP

Entry Name: Anchor Church

Listing Date: 19 January 1967

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1096534

English Heritage Legacy ID: 82727

ID on this website: 101096534

Location: Foremark, South Derbyshire, DE65

County: Derbyshire

District: South Derbyshire

Civil Parish: Foremark

Traditional County: Derbyshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Derbyshire

Church of England Parish: Foremark St Saviour

Church of England Diocese: Derby

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Description


SK 32 NW
3/44
19.1.67

PARISH OF FOREMARK
OFF MILTON ROAD
(North Slide)
Anchor Church

II

Natural cave, enlarged and formed into a folly. Late C18.
Sandstone. A roughly rectangular room carved out of the cliff
of the escarpment south of the River Trent. Round arched
doorway and various roughly rectangular window openings. The
interior is hollowed out into two rooms divided by a two-bay
'arcade'. The 'church' is traditionally connected with an
anchorite.

Listing NGR: SK3390027224

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