St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple

St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple
Map
54°19′22.92″N 1°29′10.39″W / 54.3230333°N 1.4862194°W / 54.3230333; -1.4862194
OS grid referenceSE 33463 92097
LocationAinderby Steeple, North Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitelowerswalechurches.org.uk
History
DedicationSt Helen
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed[1]
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLeeds
ArchdeaconryRichmond and Craven
DeaneryWensley[2]
ParishAinderby Steeple with Yafforth and Kirby Wiske with Maunby

St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[3] in Ainderby Steeple, North Yorkshire.

History

The church dates from the first half of the fourteenth century. An earlier church, thought to be 12th century, occupied the site but this was rebuilt in around 1320. The tower was re-built in the 15th century and the church underwent restoration in 1870.[4]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

The organ was built in 1889 by Forster and Andrews at a cost of £320 and was opened on 8 April 1890 by Robert Mack, organist of Catterick Parish Church.[5] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[6]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple.
  1. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1315088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ "St Helen, Ainderby Steeple". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. p. 56. ISBN 0140710299.
  4. ^ Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Ainderby Steeple". A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London. pp. 144–150. Retrieved 3 January 2017 – via British History Online.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Organ opening at Ainderby Steeple". The York Herald. England. 9 April 1890. Retrieved 26 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "NPOR [N12157]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 26 December 2016.