St Michael's Church, Coxwold Explained

St Michael's Church is an Anglican parish church in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. The Parish of Coxwold is part of the Church of England's Diocese of York.^[1]

The earliest church on the site dates to the Anglo-Saxon period.^[2] That church was replaced by a Norman one built in the 11th century, and that in turn was replaced with the present church which was built by 1430. The church is in the Perpendicular style, and among its unusual features are an octagonal tower and a tongue-shaped altar rail.^{[3] [4]} The church is a grade I listed building.

The church is the resting place of Rear Admiral Lord Adolphus FitzClarence, an illegitimate son of Prince William, the future William IV, and his mistress Dorothea Jordan.^[5]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire
• Listed buildings in Coxwold

References

54.1879°N -1.1847°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: St Michael - Coxwold . A Church Near You . The Archbishops’ Council . 27 February 2021 . en.
2. Web site: St Michael's, Coxwold . www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk . 27 February 2021.
3. Web site: St Michaels Church . Newburgh Priory . 27 February 2021.
4. Web site: ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH . Coxwold Village . 27 February 2021.
5. Web site: Seventy Coxwold Sundays . amkirby.co.uk . 2007 . 10 March 2013 . 3 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110903230630/http://www.amkirby.co.uk/PDF/C70.pdf . live .