| Holy Cross Church, Ryton | |
| Coordinates: | 54.9779°N -1.7656°W |
| Location: | Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3QP |
| Country: | England |
| Denomination: | Church of England |
| Parish: | Ryton |
| Deanery: | West Gateshead |
| Archdeaconry: | Archdeaconry of Sunderland |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Durham |
| Rector: | The Revd Tom Jamieson |
Holy Cross Church is a Church of England parish church in Ryton, Tyne and Wear. The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The Holy Cross church is the oldest building in Ryton and dates back to 1220. The most striking feature of the church is its 13th-century broach spire which is 36 m tall. Other well known artefacts include a 13th-century Frosterley Marble effigy of a deacon holding a book.
There have been a number of prominent rectors of Ryton. These include: Thomas Secker (1727), later the Archbishop of Canterbury; Charles Thorp (1807) virtual founder and first warden of the University of Durham; and The Hon. Richard Byron (1769), brother of William Byron, 5th Baron Byron and great-uncle of Lord Byron.