The Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in Elland, West Yorkshire. The church is a Grade I listed building.
| Church of St Mary, Elland | |
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| 53°41′13″N 1°50′16″W / 53.68685°N 1.83790°W | |
| Location | Church Street, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0RU |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Central/Modern Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | Saint Mary the Virgin |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Years built | 13th century |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Leeds |
| Episcopal area | Huddersfield Episcopal Area |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Halifax |
| Parish | Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Revd Canon David Burrows |
History
editStones in the chancel arch have been dated to approximately 1170 to 1180. Most of the present church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. It was restored in 1856 by W. H. Crossland. The stained glass in the east window dates from the 15th century and depicts 21 scenes from the life of St Mary the Virgin. The church has a west tower, and a Sanctus bellcote on the gable of the nave.[1][2]
On 24 January 1968, the church was designated a Grade I listed building.[1]
Present day
editThe Church of St Mary is part of the Benefice of "Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland and All Saints, Elland" in the Archdeaconry of Halifax and the Huddersfield Episcopal Area of the Diocese of Leeds.[3]
The parish stands in the Central to modern Catholic traditions of the Church of England.[3]
Notable people
edit- Felix Arnott, later Archbishop of Brisbane, served his curacy in the benefice in the 1930s[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1184393)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, pp. 192–193.
- ^ a b "St Mary the Virgin, Elland". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Felix Raymond Arnott". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
Bibliography
- Pevsner, Nicholas; Radcliffe, Enid (1967), Yorkshire: The West Riding, The Buildings of England, Penguin Books, ISBN 9780140710175
- Murphy, Anthony, (2016), ‘The Medieval Glazing of St Mary’s Church, Elland’, Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, ed. J A Hargreaves, vol. 24 new series. ISSN 1351-5705
- Murphy, Anthony, (2022), The Church of St Mary the Virgin Elland: A History, Elland PCC (Amadeus Press). ISBN 9781399938693
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