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]:387 in West Witton, North Yorkshire.

St Bartholomew’s Church, West Witton
St Bartholomew’s Church, West Witton
54°17′28.28″N 1°54′28.04″W
LocationWest Witton
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Bartholomew
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed[1]
Administration
ParishWest Witton
DeaneryWensley[2]
ArchdeaconryRichmond and Craven
DioceseLeeds
ProvinceYork

History

The tower of the church dates from the 16th century. The rest was rebuilt in 1875 by John Bownas Atkinson (1807-1874) and William Atkinson (1811-1886), the cost of £1,100 (equivalent to £100,000 in 2019)[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

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
  1. Historic England. "Church of Saint Bartholomew (1318560)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. "West Witton: St Bartholomew, West Witton". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. ISBN 0140710299.
  4. 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 2 February 2020.
  5. "Leyburn. Re-opening of West Witton Church". York Herald. England. 20 August 1875. Retrieved 1 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton, N Yorks, UK – All Creatures Great & Small, Cats & Dogs (1978)". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  7. "NPOR R00652". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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