Med church consisting of nave with aisles, chancel and W tower.
Except for the C14 tower with diagonal buttresses and a C15 top … it must all be C13. Exterior … restoration and enlargement 1899. Monument … Sir William Willoughby d. 1630 and wife. Funeral helmet opposite the tomb. (1)

"Selston Church -"Except for the C.14 tower with diagonal buttresses and a C15 top, the exterior of the church looks entirely new... Yet on entering it, one is in a building of a piece. It must be all C13, even the N. arcade which seems at first well back in the C.12 with its almost unmoulded arches... and its
low circular piers with entirely Norman-looking capitals... But the E. and W. resp onds have demi-shafts keeled in such a way as is impossible, as far as we know, before the C13..." (1)

St. Helen's church, Selston -"Chancel with chapels, clerestoried nave of 4 bays, aisles, s. porch and W. tower Fabric for a long time in sore plight but underwent restoration and enlargement in 1899-1900. A N. aisle was added in 3rd quarter of 12th C. to church of Domesday date. S. arcade, chancel, chancel chapels, and S. porch are end of that cent. or quite early in reign of John. On S. side of chancel a geometric window, temp. Edward I and other traces of like date.... In Prep. period of 15th cent., tower
was built and clerestory added....." (2)

Selston Church - Although no part of this church is earlier than the 12thC. it stands on the site of a church mentioned in Domesday Survey. [Full architectural description given.] (3)

A mid C12 church with a transitional porch and S arcade. It was restored in 1905-6 and in 1950-5. (3)
The church is in use for public worship. (4)


See L5505 for stone in churchyard, L7858 for nearby bank

Listed buildings slides, 1 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 305-6 (Monograph). SNT4.

<2> Cox JC, 1912, Churches of Notts, pp 181-2 (Published document). SNT589.

<3> Dunnicliff E, 20/07/1959, Pers Comm, p 8 (Personal comment). SNT658.

<4> Woodhouse WC, 1959, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1437.

<5> Thoroton Society, 1912, TTS, pp 11-19 (Published document). SNT338.