St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton

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.

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

• Thornton Rust Mission Room
• St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth
• St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton
• St Mary's Church, Redmire
• St Margaret's Church, Preston-under-Scar
• Holy Trinity Church, Wensley

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]

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.