St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton

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.

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

• Thornton Rust Mission Room
• St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth
• St Mary's Church, Redmire
• Holy Trinity Church, Wensley
• St Margaret's Church, Preston-under-Scar
• St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton

See also

• Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district)
• Listed buildings in Castle Bolton with East and West Bolton

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.