page_title: Wilford
section_title: Wilford Church
hierarchical_section_title: Wilford / Wilford Church
caption_attribution_description: English: Church of St Wilfred, Wilford. Named after the important 7th century churchman, Wilfred bishop of York (whose see included Nottingham). The village's name may derive from "Wilfred's Ford"
context_page_description: Wilford is a village close to the centre of the city of Nottingham, UK. The village is bounded to the north and west by the River Trent and to the east by the embankment of the now closed Great Central Railway.
context_section_description: The church of St Wilfrid serves a parish covering Wilford, Silverdale and a large part of the Compton Acres estate. The church dates from the late 14th century. It is considered to have been founded by Gervase de Wilford around 1361.
  The church contains two memorials to the Nottingham poet Henry Kirke White who drew much of his inspiration from Wilford and Clifton. He is said to have spent much of his time writing poems sat in the churchyard under his favourite tree. The churchyard also contains the grave of Captain John Deane, an adventurer and mercenary who lived in the village.
  The churchyard contains war graves of eight soldiers of World War I and an airman of World War II - that of Albert Harvey Iremonger, son of Albert Iremonger - both local residents.
  In the churchyard is a gazebo, built in 1757. In 1980 it was restored after a fire four years earlier. Located next to the River Trent the basement was at one time used as a mortuary.
caption: St. Wilfrid's Church
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