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St Mary's Church, Redmire

Church in Redmire, England

54°18′45″N 1°55′25.98″W / 54.31250°N 1.9238833°W / 54.31250; -1.9238833OS grid referenceSE 05087 90800LocationRedmireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryDedicationSt Mary the VirginArchitectureHeritage designationGrade II* listed^[1]AdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseLeedsArchdeaconryRichmond and CravenDeaneryWensley^[2]ParishRedmire

St Mary's Church, Redmire is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England^[3] 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.^[4]

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

References

^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1130873)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^ "Redmire: St Mary, Redmire". 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. 289. ISBN 0140710299.
^ "Aiding Two Pretty Village Churches". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. England. 6 August 1925. Retrieved 1 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.