St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton

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St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton
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St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton
St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton
54°17′28.28″N1°54′28.04″W / 54.2911889°N 1.9077889°W / 54.2911889; -1.9077889
OS grid reference SE 06106 88485
Location West Witton, North Yorkshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Bartholomew
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed [1]
Administration
Province York
Diocese Leeds
Archdeaconry Richmond and Craven
Deanery Wensley [2]
Parish West Witton

St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England [3] in West Witton, North Yorkshire.

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History

The tower of the church dates from the 16th century. The rest was rebuilt in 1875 by John Bownas and William Atkinson, the cost of £1,100 (equivalent to £130,000in 2023) [4] paid for by Lord Bolton. The contractors were Messrs. Mawer and Pearson. It was re-opened by the Bishop of Ripon on 18 August 1875. [5]

St Bartholomew's was featured in the British television series All Creatures Great and Small , in the episode "Cats & Dogs". [6]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

A pipe organ was built by W. M. Hedgeland. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Church of Saint Bartholomew (1318560)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "West Witton: St Bartholomew, West Witton". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. p. 387. ISBN   0140710299.
  4. ↑ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Leyburn. Re-opening of West Witton Church" . The York Herald. England. 20 August 1875. Retrieved 1 January 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton, N Yorks, UK – All Creatures Great & Small, Cats & Dogs (1978)". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "NPOR [R00652]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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