St Radegund's Church, Scruton

Church in North Yorkshire, England

54°19′39.51″N 1°32′22.01″W / 54.3276417°N 1.5394472°W / 54.3276417; -1.5394472OS grid referenceSE 30036 92552LocationScruton, North YorkshireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryDedicationSt RadegundArchitectureHeritage designationGrade II* listed^[1]SpecificationsLength83 feet (25 m)Width43 feet (13 m)AdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseLeedsArchdeaconryRichmond and CravenDeaneryWensley^[2]ParishKirkby Fleetham with Langton on Swale and Scruton

St Radegund's Church, Scruton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England^[3] in Scruton, North Yorkshire.

History

The church dates from the twelfth century, but was largely rebuilt in 1865 by George Fowler Jones. It consists of a nave, aisles, tower, porch and chancel with a Mortuary Chapel near the family vault of the Coore family. The restoration was funded by Henry and Augusta Coore, in memory of Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland. The restoration included rebuilding the south aisle, east end, windows and clerestory. New roofs were erected throughout and new buttresses provided. New red and black tiles were laid in the nave, and the chancel was fitted with encaustic tiles.

It was re-opened by the Bishop of Ripon, Rt. Revd. Robert Biskersteth on 12 November 1865.^[4]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple
St Andrew's Church, Great Fencote
St Wilfrid's Church, Great Langton
St Mary's Church, Kirkby Fleetham
St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske
All Saints' Church, Yafforth

Organ

A small one-manual and pedal pipe organ was built in 1865 by Forster and Andrews. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[5] In 1991 the organ was moved to Aduard Reformed Church in Holland.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Radegund's Church, Scruton.

^ Historic England. "Church of St Radegund (1150897)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
^ "St Radegund, Scruton". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. p. 335. ISBN 0140710299.
^ "Restoration of Scruton Church". Yorkshire Gazette. England. 18 November 1865. Retrieved 26 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "NPOR [N12112]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 26 December 2016.