St Mary's Church, Embsay with Eastby explained

St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Embsay with Eastby, a parish in North Yorkshire, in England.

Embsay Priory was founded in 1120.[1] After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, a chapel was maintained for worship for many years, but eventually closed. In 1853, a new church was built on the site of the priory, to cater for a growing population, working in the textile industry.[2] It was designed by G. T. Shaw. The church was grade II listed in 1987.[3] In 2015, the church received a £92,000 grant to fund the restoration of its roof.[4]

The church is built of sandstone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel, a north vestry and a west tower. The tower has two stages, angle buttresses, a two-light mullioned window with a hood mould, two-light bell openings with hood moulds, and an embattled parapet.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Embsay Priory. Out of Oblivion. 30 November 2015.
  2. Book: Lewis . Samuel . A Topographical Dictionary of England . 1848 . London . 20 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Church of St Mary the Virgin . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 20 August 2024.
  4. News: Moore . Lindsey . Embsay Church wins £92,000 grant for its Roof for the Future project . 20 August 2024 . Craven Herald . 10 December 2015.
  5. Book: Leach, Peter. Pevsner . Nikolaus . Nikolaus Pevsner . The Buildings of England. Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. . 2009 . New Haven and London . 978-0-300-12665-5.