St John's Church, Bishop Thornton

Church in North Yorkshire, England

The church, in 2010

St John's Church is an Anglican church in Bishop Thornton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The first church building in Bishop Thornton was constructed in about 1460, on the initiative of John Walworth. It was rebuilt in 1825 by John Oates but was demolished other than the tower in 1888. The three-stage tower (54°04′25″N 1°36′07″W / 54.07354°N 1.60200°W / 54.07354; -1.60200) survives and is a Grade II listed building.[1][2]

View from the nave into the chancel

The current church was consecrated in January 1889. It lies half a mile south of the old building. The small church is in the Decorated Gothic style, and it has an octagonal bellcote. The chancel has four small windows, which were relocated from the old church. There is an octagonal font, and an organ built by James Jepson Binns. The east window contains a depiction of the old church.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Tower of Thornton Church (1149814)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Leach, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009). Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12665-5.
  3. ^ "St. John the Evangelist, Bishop Thornton". Cayton Parish. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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Churches in the Deanery of Ripon
Benefice of Aldborough with BoroughbridgeBenefice of Bishop Thornton
  • All Saints, Ripley
  • St Andrew, Burnt Yates
  • St John, Bishop Thornton
  • St Michael, Markington
  • St Wilfrid, South Stainley
Benefice of Dacre
Benefice of Fountains Group
  • Resurrection, Dallowgill
  • St Andrew, Kirkby Malzeard
  • St Cuthbert and St Oswald, Winksley
  • St James, Grewelthorpe
  • St John, Mickley
  • St Lawrence, Aldfield
  • St Michael and All Angels, Sawley
Benefice of Kirby-on-the-Moor
Benefice of Masham and Healey
Benefice of Lower NidderdaleBenefice of Upper Nidderdale
  • Bewerley Grange
  • St Chad, Middlesmoor
  • St Cuthbert, Pateley Bridge
  • St Mary, Greenhow Hill
  • St Mary, Ramsgill
  • St Michael and All Angels, Wilsill
Benefice of Great and Little Ouseburn
Benefice of Ripon Holy Trinity
  • Holy Trinity, Ripon
Benefice of West Tanfield
  • St Mary, North Stainley
  • St Mary, Snape Castle
  • St Michael, Well
  • St Nicholas, West Tanfield

54°04′02″N 1°35′57″W / 54.06716°N 1.59905°W / 54.06716; -1.59905