St Helen's Church, Thorganby

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St Helen's Church is the parish church of Thorganby, a village in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, in England.

A church in Thorganby was first recorded in 1228, but by 1312 it was regarded as only a chapel in the parish of Aughton. It became a church with its own parish again after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.^[1]

The oldest part of the church may be the chancel arch, which has been tentatively dated to the mid-14th century. The tower, which is built of Magnesian Limestone, probably dates from the 15th century. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in brick: the nave and south porch in 1710, followed in 1719 by the chancel. All the windows have round arches, other than the east window, which is in the Perpendicular style. There is an early-19th-century vestry on the north side of the church. The church was restored in about 1955. In 1966, it was Grade I listed.^[1]^[2]

Inside the church is a font, which is octagonal and probably dates from the late 17th century. There is a mediaeval stone slab memorial to Alice Saltmarsh, a Victorian coat of arms painted on wood, and a wooden plaque from 1821 which records the church's benefactors. There are three bells, one undated, and the other two dating from 1666 and 1738.^[1]^[2]

Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia is buried in the churchyard of St. Helens.

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References

1 2 3 A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3, Ouse and Derwent Wapentake, and Part of Harthill Wapentake. London: Victoria County History. 1976. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1148469)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 December 2022.

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[vch-1] 1 2 3 A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3, Ouse and Derwent Wapentake, and Part of Harthill Wapentake. London: Victoria County History. 1976. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[nhle-2] 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1148469)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 December 2022.

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v t e Churches in the Deanery of Derwent
Benefice of Bubwith with Skipwith	All Saints, Aughton All Saints, Bubwith St Helen, Skipwith
Benefice of Derwent Ings	Holy Trinity, Elvington St Helen, Thorganby St Helen, Wheldrake St Mary, East Cottingwith St Michael, Sutton-upon-Derwent
Benefice of Escrick and Stillingfleet with Naburn	St Helen, Escrick St Helen, Stillingfleet St Matthew, Naburn
Benefice of Osbaldwick with Murton	St James, Murton St Thomas, Osbaldwick
Benefice of Riccall, Barlby and Hemingbrough	All Saints, Barlby St Andrew, Cliffe St Mary, Hemingbrough St Mary, Riccall
Benefice of Rural East York	Holy Trinity, Holtby Holy Trinity, Stockton on the Forest St Mary, Warthill St Nicholas, Dunnington