| All Saints' Church, Darfield | |
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| 53°32′01″N1°22′11″W / 53.5337°N 1.3697°W | |
| OS grid reference | SE 41880 04306 |
| Location | Darfield |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 14 October 1964 |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sheffield |
| Archdeaconry | Doncaster |
| Deanery | Wath |
| Parish | Darfield |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | David Hildred |
The Church of All Saints is the parish church in the village of Darfield in South Yorkshire, England. [1] It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Sheffield. The building is Grade I listed and was built in the 11th century AD with additions dating to the 14th and 15th centuries, and restorations taking place in 1849 and 1905. [2] [3] The Corn Law repeal campaigner Ebenezer Elliot is buried in the churchyard which also contains monuments to the victims of the 1857 mining disaster at Lundhill Colliery [4] and the 1886 disaster at Houghton Main Colliery. The 1886 memorial was restored in 2011. [5] Between 1892 and 1934 the rector of All Saints was Canon Alfred Sorby who successfully argued in the High Court of Justice that on Ascension Day children attending a church service should not have to go to school. This ruling was known as the 'Darfield Judgement'. [6]
