St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple
| St Helen’s Church, Ainderby Steeple | |
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 St Helen’s Church, Ainderby Steeple | |
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| 54°19′22.92″N 1°29′10.39″W / 54.3230333°N 1.4862194°W | |
| Location | Ainderby Steeple |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | lowerswalechurches.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Helen |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Archdeaconry | Richmond and Craven |
| Deanery | Wensley[2] |
| Parish | Ainderby Steeple with Yafforth and Kirby Wiske with Maunby |
St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[3]: 56 in Ainderby Steeple, North Yorkshire.
History
The church dates from the first half of the fourteenth century. An earlier church, thought to be 12th century, occupied the site but this was rebuilt in around 1320. The tower was re-built in the 15th century and the church underwent restoration in 1870.[4]
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
- St Andrew's Church, Great Fencote
- St WIlfrid's Church, Great Langton
- St Mary's Church, Kirkby Fleetham
- St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske
- St Radegund's Church, Scruton
- All Saints' Church, Yafforth
Organ
The organ was built in 1889 by Forster and Andrews at a cost of £320 and was opened on 8 April 1890 by Robert Mack, organist of Catterick Parish Church.[5] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[6]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1315088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "St Helen, Ainderby Steeple". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. ISBN 0140710299.
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Ainderby Steeple". A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London. pp. 144–150. Retrieved 3 January 2017 – via British History Online.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Organ opening at Ainderby Steeple". York Herald. England. 9 April 1890. Retrieved 26 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "NPOR [N12157]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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