St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple Explained

St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple
Coordinates:54.323°N -1.4862°W
Osgraw:SE 33463 92097
Location:Ainderby Steeple, North Yorkshire
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Website:lowerswalechurches.org.uk
Dedication:St Helen
Parish:Ainderby Steeple with Yafforth and Kirby Wiske with Maunby
Deanery:Wensley[1]
Archdeaconry:Richmond and Craven
Diocese:Leeds
Province:York

St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[2] 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.[3]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

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.[4] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Helen, Ainderby Steeple . . 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. 56.
  3. Book: William . Page . A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London . 1914 . 144 - 150 . Parishes: Ainderby Steeple . British History Online . 3 January 2017.
  4. News: . Organ opening at Ainderby Steeple . The York Herald . England . 9 April 1890 . 26 December 2016 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.