St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton
St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England[3] in West Witton, North Yorkshire.
History
The tower of the church dates from the 16th century. The rest was rebuilt in 1875 by John Bownas and William Atkinson, the cost of £1,100 (equivalent to £130,000 in 2023)[4] paid for by Lord Bolton. The contractors were Messrs. Mawer and Pearson. It was re-opened by the Bishop of Ripon on 18 August 1875.[5]
St Bartholomew's was featured in the British television series All Creatures Great and Small, in the episode "Cats & Dogs".[6]
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
- St Mary's Church, Redmire
- St Margaret's Church, Preston-under-Scar
- Holy Trinity Church, Wensley
Organ
A pipe organ was built by W. M. Hedgeland. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]
References
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- ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Bartholomew (1318560)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "West Witton: St Bartholomew, West Witton". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. p. 387. ISBN 0140710299.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Leyburn. Re-opening of West Witton Church". The York Herald. England. 20 August 1875. Retrieved 1 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton, N Yorks, UK – All Creatures Great & Small, Cats & Dogs (1978)". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "NPOR [R00652]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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