Church of St James, Baldersby

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Church of St James, Baldersby
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Church of St James, Baldersby
54°11′14″N1°26′25″W / 54.1871°N 1.4403°W / 54.1871; -1.4403
LocationWide Howe Lane, Baldersby St James, North Yorkshire, YO7 4PT
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
History
StatusActive
Dedication St James the Greater
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Architect William Butterfield
Administration
Diocese Diocese of York
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Deanery Mowbray
Parish Baldersby with Dishforth
Clergy
Vicar Vacant
Laity
Organist Chris Reeve
Churchwarden(s)Terry Potter, Norman Wharton, and Rosemarie Carter

The Church of St James is a Church of England parish church in Baldersby St James, North Yorkshire. This Victorian church is a Grade I listed building and was designed by William Butterfield.

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History

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The lych gate

St James' was built between 1856 and 1858, and was designed by William Butterfield. [1] It had been commissioned by William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe. [2] It is made of snecked stone with ashlar details and has a red tile roof. [1] It is High Victorian in style. [1] The church consists of a west tower, a five-bay aisled nave, a south porch, and a two-bay unaisled chancel. [1]

The grounds of the church and its churchyard measure 1.38 acres. [2] The wall of the churchyard is itself a Grade II listed structure. [3] The church has a lych gate which is Grade I listed. [4] The church itself was designated a grade I listed building on 26 May 1971. [1]

Present day

The parish of Baldersby with Dishforth is in the Archdeaconry of Cleveland of the Diocese of York. [5]

Notable burials

The burials in the churchyard date from 1857 and include the following: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Historic England. "Church of St James (1296495)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Our Church". St James, Baldersby St James. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Boundary Wall of Church-Yard, Church of St James, with Gate in South-East Corner (Grade II) (1296488)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Lych Gate to Church of St James (Grade I) (1315555)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "St James, Baldersby St James". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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