All Saints’ Church, Yafforth, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England[3]: 405 in Yafforth, North Yorkshire.
| All Saints’ Church, Yafforth | |
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 All Saints’ Church, Yafforth | |
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| 54°20′41.6″N 1°28′17.66″W / 54.344889°N 1.4715722°W | |
| Location | Yafforth |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II Listed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Archdeaconry | Richmond and Craven |
| Deanery | Wensley[2] |
| Parish | Ainderby Steeple with Yafforth and Kirby Wiske with Maunby |
History edit
The church dates from the twelfth century but was almost completely rebuilt in 1870 to designs by the architect James Pigott Pritchett of Darlington. A new east window was provided and designed by Clayton and Bell.
The rebuilt church was consecrated on 11 August 1870.[4]
Parish status edit
The church is in a joint parish with
- St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple
- St Andrew's Church, Great Fencote
- St Wilfrid's Church, Great Langton
- St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske
- St Mary's Church, Kirkby Fleetham
- St Radegund's Church, Scruton
References edit
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Yafforth Road (1150995)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "All Saints, Yafforth". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. ISBN 0140710299.
- ^ "Consecration of a new church at Yafforth". The York Herald. England. 20 August 1870. Retrieved 26 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.