St John's Church, Skipton-on-Swale

The church, in 2018

St John's Church is a closed church in Skipton-on-Swale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

Skipton was long in the parish of St Columba's Church, Topcliffe. A church was built in 1842, at a cost of £700. A vestry was added on the north side in the 20th century. The building was grade II listed in 1988. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The church closed for worship in 2022. ^[4]

The church is built of stone with a Welsh slate roof. It consists of a three-bay nave with a south porch, and a single-bay chancel with a north vestry. On the west gable is a gabled bellcote with a four-centred arched opening. The porch contains a four-centred arch, and a gable with kneelers and stone coping. The windows have two lights, flat heads, chamfered mullions, lights with cusped heads, and hood moulds. ^{[3] [5]}

See also

• Listed buildings in Skipton-on-Swale

References

1. Whellan, Thomas (1859). History and topography of the city of York; and the North riding of Yorkshire.
2. Page, William (1923). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
3. Historic England. "Church of St John the Evangelist, Skipton-on-Swale (1294512)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
4. "Closure of Skipton on Swale church". Baldersby Church. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
5. Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-25903-2.

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