All Saints' Church, Yafforth Explained

All Saints' Church, Yafforth
Coordinates:54.3449°N -1.4716°W
Osgraw:SE 34434 94489
Location:Yafforth, North Yorkshire
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Dedication:All Saints
Parish:Ainderby Steeple with Yafforth and Kirby Wiske with Maunby
Deanery:Wensley[1]
Archdeaconry:Richmond and Craven
Diocese:Leeds
Province:York

All Saints' Church, Yafforth, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England[2] in Yafforth, North Yorkshire.

History

The church dates from the twelfth century but was almost completely rebuilt in 1870 to designs by the architect James Pigott Pritchett of Darlington. A new east window was provided and designed by Clayton and Bell.

The rebuilt church was consecrated on 11 August 1870.[3]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Saints, Yafforth . . A Church Near You . The Church of England. 26 December 2016 .
  2. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus . 1966. The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. 0140710299. 405.
  3. News: . Consecration of a new church at Yafforth . The York Herald . England . 20 August 1870 . 26 December 2016 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.