St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton
St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in West Witton, North Yorkshire.
History
The tower of the church dates from the 16th century. The rest was rebuilt in 1875 by John Bownas and William Atkinson, the cost of £1,100 (equivalent to £130,000 in 2023) 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.
St Bartholomew's was featured in the British television series All Creatures Great and Small, in the episode "Cats & Dogs".
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
- St Mary's Church, Redmire
- St Margaret's Church, Preston-under-Scar
- Holy Trinity Church, Wensley
Organ
A pipe organ was built by W. M. Hedgeland. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Bartholomew (1318560)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "West Witton: St Bartholomew, West Witton". 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. 387. ISBN 0140710299.
- ^ 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 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Leyburn. Re-opening of West Witton Church". The York Herald. England. 20 August 1875. Retrieved 1 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton, N Yorks, UK – All Creatures Great & Small, Cats & Dogs (1978)". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "NPOR [R00652]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 1 January 2017.