St Mary's Church, Redmire Explained

St Mary's Church, Redmire
Coordinates:	54.3125°N -1.9239°W
Osgraw:	SE 05087 90800
Location:	Redmire
Country:	England
Denomination:	Church of England
Dedication:	St Mary the Virgin
Parish:	Redmire
Deanery:	Wensley^[1]
Archdeaconry:	Richmond and Craven
Diocese:	Leeds
Province:	York

St Mary's Church, Redmire is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England^[2] in Redmire, North Yorkshire.

History

The church dates from the 12th century. The chancel roof was restored around 1895 and the nave roof, found to be infested with Deathwatch beetle, was restored in 1925.^[3]

The royal coat of arms dates from 1720.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with:

• Thornton Rust Mission Room
• St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth
• St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton
• Holy Trinity Church, Wensley
• St Margaret's Church, Preston-under-Scar
• St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton

Memorials

• Thomas Other of Elm House (d. 1834) and Jane his wife (d. 1829), the eldest daughter of Edward Lister of Coverham Abbey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Redmire: St Mary, Redmire . . A Church Near You . The Church of England. 1 January 2017 .
2. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus . 1966. The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. 0140710299. 289.
3. News: . Aiding Two Pretty Village Churches . . England . 6 August 1925 . 1 January 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .