St John the Baptist's Church, Cayton

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St John the Baptist's Church is the parish church of Cayton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

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The church was constructed in the 12th century, from which period the chancel, north aisle, and part of the nave date. In the 15th century, the nave was extended, and a tower and north chapel were added. [1] [2] There was at one time a vault, which has since been filled in. In 1947, a clock was installed on the tower, celebrating that it was believed to be one of the doubly Thankful Villages. [3] The church was Grade I listed in 1967. [2]

The church is built of sandstone with a Welsh slate roof, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel with a north chapel and vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, diagonal buttresses, two-light flat-topped bell openings, and an embattled parapet with corner pinnacles. The gabled porch contains a round-arched Norman doorway that has two orders of shafts with scalloped capitals, and the arch with chevron decoration. [2] [4]

Inside the church is a slightly pointed 12th-century arcade, and a 12th-century font on a 19th-century base. The wooden door and doorframe to the tower date from 1678. There is a slab on the chancel floor with a brass inscription dating from 1452, and there are also some 18th-century monuments. There is an 18th-century charity board, and the oak communion table is 17th century. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. 1923. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Historic England. "Church of Saint John the Baptist (1148133)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "History". St John the Baptist, Cayton. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ↑ 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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