St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton

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St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton
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St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton
St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton
54°19′18.38″N1°57′2.77″W / 54.3217722°N 1.9507694°W / 54.3217722; -1.9507694
OS grid reference SE 03364 91875
Location Castle Bolton
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Oswald
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed [1]
Administration
Province York
Diocese Leeds
Archdeaconry Richmond and Craven
Deanery Wensley [2]
Parish Castle Bolton

St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England [3] located in Castle Bolton, North Yorkshire.

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History

The church dates from the 14th century. The south aisle was rebuilt around 1770 [4] and the church restored in 1853.

It is the burial place of the Metcalfe family.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

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References

  1. Historic England. "Church of St Oswald (1130886)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. "St Oswald, Castle Bolton". 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. 106. ISBN   0140710299.
  4. "This Mellow Shire" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . England. 21 June 1932. Retrieved 1 January 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.