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St James' Church is the parish church of Grewelthorpe, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The church was built between 1846 and 1848, to a simple decorated gothic design by Adolphus Henry Cates. In 1851, it was recorded as having space for 250 worshippers, with 80 regularly attending on Sundays. The church was grade II listed in 1987.

The church is built of stone with a Welsh slate roof. It consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, and a chancel with a vestry. On the west gable is a gabled bellcote, containing a bell in a chamfered pointed arched opening. Several of the windows have stained glass, designed by Forrest and Son.

See also

• Listed buildings in Grewelthorpe

References

1. "Church of St James, Main Street, Grewelthorpe, Kirkby Malzeard". Architects of Greater Manchester. Victorian Society. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
2. Yorkshire Returns of the 1851 Census of Religious Worship. Vol. 2. York: Borthwick Institute. 2000. ISBN 9781904497103.
3. ^ "Church of St James". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
4. 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.

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• Grade II listed churches in North Yorkshire
• Church of England church buildings in North Yorkshire
• Churches completed in 1848
• Grewelthorpe