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27-469: Gresley may refer to Church Gresley , village and former civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England Frank Gresley (1855–1936), a British painter Harold Gresley (1892–1967), son of Frank, also a British painter James Stephen Gresley (1829–1908), father of Frank, also a British painter Sir Nigel Gresley (1876–1941),

54-436: A locomotive engineer (designer) LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley , a steam locomotive named after Nigel Greasley, built 1937 Sir Nigel Gresley, 6th Baronet (c. 1727 – 1787), an English land-owner, mine-owner and builder Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gresley . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

81-423: A medieval church, there will usually be some form of low wall or screen at its sides, demarcating it from the ambulatory or parallel side chapels. As well as the altar, the sanctuary may house a credence table and seats for officiating and assisting ministers . In some churches, the congregation may gather on three sides or in a semicircle around the chancel. In some churches, the pulpit and lectern may be in

108-402: A traditional Latin cross plan, and a transept and central crossing , the chancel usually begins at the eastern side of the central crossing, often under an extra-large chancel arch supporting the crossing and the roof. This is an arch which separates the chancel from the nave and transept of a church. If the chancel, strictly defined as choir and sanctuary, does not fill the full width of

135-580: A well-known English pottery, producing many kinds of ceramic mixing and baking ware. TG (Thomas Goodwin) Green & Co Ltd was founded in 1864 and went on to produce the world-famous Cornishware . Both companies became part of The Tabletop Group in 2004. TG Green went into administration in 2007. From 1882 the local football club was Gresley Rovers , which competed in the Northern Premier League First Division and played at The Moat Ground , one of Church Gresley's landmarks. The club

162-474: Is a large suburban village and former civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire , England. The village is situated between Castle Gresley and the town of Swadlincote , with which it is contiguous. By the time of the 2011 Census the village was a ward of Swadlincote, of which it is now effectively a suburb, and the population of Church Gresley ward was 6,881. The village forms part of

189-412: Is generally the area used by the clergy and choir during worship, while the congregation is in the nave . Direct access may be provided by a priest's door , usually on the south side of the church. This is one definition, sometimes called the "strict" one; in practice in churches where the eastern end contains other elements such as an ambulatory and side chapels, these are also often counted as part of

216-452: Is unknown, but is known that Oldfield was casting bells between 1590 and 1620. George Oldfield of Nottingham cast the fifth and tenor bells in 1639. John Taylor & Co of Loughborough cast or recast the second and third bells in 1958 and cast the present treble bell in 1991. In about 1800 the Mason pottery was founded at Church Gresley. It was renamed Mason Cash in 1901. Mason Cash became

243-625: The Counter-Reformation prioritized the congregation having a good view of what was happening in the chancel. Now the low communion rail is generally the only barrier; despite being essentially a Counter-Reformation invention, this has proved useful and accepted in the Protestant churches that dispense communion. However the screen enjoyed a small revival in the 19th century, after the passionate urgings of Augustus Pugin , who wrote A Treatise on Chancel Screens and Rood Lofts , and others. After

270-607: The templon was a barrier dividing off the sanctuary from the rest of the church; in Eastern Christianity this developed into different arrangements from those of the Western church, with the sanctuary often not visible to the congregation. In the West the ciborium , an open-walled but usually roofed structure sheltering the altar, became common, and was originally fitted with curtains that were drawn and pulled back at different points in

297-564: The Mass, in a way that some Oriental Orthodox churches still practice today. A large (or "deep") chancel made most sense in monasteries and cathedrals where there was a large number of singing clergy and boys from a choir school to occupy the choir. In many orders "choir monk" was a term used to distinguish the educated monks who had taken full vows, or were training to do so, from another class, called "lay brothers" or other terms, who had taken lesser vows and mostly did manual tasks, including farming

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324-585: The Reformation Protestant churches generally moved the altar (now often called the communion table ) forward, typically to the front of the chancel, and often used lay choirs who were placed in a gallery at the west end. The rear of deep chancels became little used in churches surviving from the Middle Ages, and new churches very often omitted one. With the emphasis on sermons, and their audibility, some churches simply converted their chancels to seat part of

351-499: The Swadlincote Ski Centre. Church Gresley was one of only a handful of villages in South Derbyshire that had a Round House or village lock-up . Used for the temporary detention of people, they were often used for the confinement of drunks who were usually released the next day or to hold people being brought before the local magistrate. Opposite the park is Gresley Common, the venue for annual bonfire nights until 2003 and

378-514: The border with Leicestershire to the southeast. Nearby villages include Albert Village , Linton and Overseal . Gresele is recorded in the Domesday Book . Its first element is of uncertain origin, possibly the Old English grēosn meaning gravel and lēah meaning a woodland clearing. Churchegreseleye was first recorded in 1363 and distinguishes it from Castle Gresley . In 1951

405-533: The chancel, but in others these, especially the pulpit, are in the nave . The presbytery is often adorned with chancel flowers . The word "chancel" derives from the French usage of chancel from the Late Latin word cancellus ("lattice"). This refers to the typical form of rood screens. The chancel was formerly known as the presbytery , because it was reserved for the clergy . In Early Christian architecture

432-404: The chancel, especially when discussing architecture. In smaller churches, where the altar is backed by the outside east wall and there is no distinct choir, the chancel and sanctuary may be the same area. In churches with a retroquire area behind the altar, this may only be included in the broader definition of chancel. In a cathedral or other large church, there may be a distinct choir area at

459-561: The civil parish had a population of 7771. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and became part of the unparished area of Swadlincote. See also Gresley Priory A priory of Augustinian canons was founded at Gresley in the reign of Henry I , by William de Gresley, son of Nigel de Stafford. It was suppressed in 1536 in the Dissolution of the Monasteries . The Church of England parish church of Saint George and Saint Mary

486-463: The clergy. This distinction was enforced by the development of canon law , by which the construction and upkeep of the chancel was the responsibility of the rector , whereas the construction and upkeep of the nave was the responsibility of the parish . Barriers demarcating the chancel became increasingly elaborate, but were largely swept away after both the Protestant Reformation and then

513-652: The congregation. In 19th-century England one of the battles of the Cambridge Camden Society , the architectural wing of the Anglo-Catholics in the Church of England , was to restore the chancel as a necessary part of a church. By pushing the altar back to its medieval position and having the choir used by a lay choir, they were largely successful in this, although the harder end of the High Church objected to allowing

540-433: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gresley&oldid=1213534913 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Church Gresley Church Gresley

567-496: The local Scouts . There are many newly planted woods nearby as part of the National Forest . Early in the 2010s the extensive Highgrove housing development effectively created an entirely new district contiguously north of the village. Diamond East Midlands bus route 21 serves Church Gresley. Church Gresley is on National Cycle Route 63 . The Sustrans National Cycle Network route passes through Maurice Lea Park and leaves

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594-414: The monastery's land. These usually sat in the nave, with any lay congregation. Following the exposition of the doctrine of transubstantiation at the fourth Lateran Council of 1215, clergy were required to ensure that the blessed sacrament was to be kept protected from irreverent access or abuse; and accordingly the area of the church used by the lay congregation was to be screened off from that used by

621-478: The start of the chancel (looking from the nave), before reaching the sanctuary, and an ambulatory may run beside and behind it. All these may be included in the chancel, at least in architectural terms (see above). In many churches, the altar has now been moved to the front of the chancel, in what was built as the choir area, or to the centre of the transept, somewhat confusing the distinction between chancel, choir and sanctuary. In churches with less traditional plans,

648-454: The term may not be useful in either architectural or ecclesiastical terms. The chancel may be a step or two higher than the level of the nave, and the sanctuary is often raised still further. The chancel is very often separated from the nave by altar rails , or a rood screen , a sanctuary bar, or an open space, and its width and roof height is often different from that of the nave; usually the chancel will be narrower and lower. In churches with

675-488: The village via Thorpe Downs Road. Route 63 uses the off-road and family-friendly Conkers Circuit to link Church Gresley with the heart of the National Forest then continues off-road to Measham on the track of the disused Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway and parts of the Ashby Woulds Heritage Trail . An alternative branch of route 63 circles the lake at nearby Albert Village . Chancel The chancel

702-439: Was built early in the 12th century as the priory's conventual church. Of the 12th-century building only the lower part of the tower survives. In about 1820 the church and the upper part of the tower were rebuilt. The chancel was designed by Arthur Blomfield and built in 1872. The church is a Grade II* listed building . The tower has a ring of six bells. The fourth bell was cast by Henry Oldfield of Nottingham . Its date

729-587: Was relegated in 2009 to the East Midlands Counties League and is now named Gresley FC. Its training pitch is the main football pitch of Church Gresley's Maurice Lea Memorial Park, which is named after Maurice Lea, who died in France, the age of 19, during World War I . The most notable homegrown talent was goalkeeper Ted Clamp who played for the team before moving to teams such as Buxton , Bolton and Derby County . There are also football pitches near

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