Church of St Lawrence

St Lawrence’s Church stands in the village of North Wingfield, Derbyshire, as a Grade I listed parish church. The porch still carries traces of 12th-century work, though most of the building belongs to the 14th and 15th centuries. In 1880 Richard Herbert Carpenter and Benjamin Ingelow restored the Lady chapel, renewed the east window tracery, lowered the nave floor and relaid it in stone. Minton encaustic tiles were laid in the chancel and oak pews replaced the old seating. The Bishop of Lichfield reopened the church on 13 December 1880 and a stained-glass window by Clayton and Bell was installed in memory of the rector’s wife. The church is recognised for three 14th-century stone reliefs. The Martyrdom of St Lawrence appears at the east end of the south aisle. The Annunciation can be seen in the vestry, while Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and Angels occupies another wall. Charles Lloyd & Co built the organ, which was opened on 12 June 1890. The church shares its parish with four neighbouring churches across the area. Visitors walk into a spacious nave with stone floors and oak pews. The lowered floor and encaustic tiles in the chancel create a clear division between the two spaces. The south aisle holds the Martyrdom of St Lawrence, framed by later windows. The vestry’s Annunciation relief sits beside the organ, which fills the west end with sound. Outside, the 14th- and 15th-century walls enclose a quiet churchyard where the restored porch marks the original entrance.