Knowledge (XXG)

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hubberholme

Source 📝

44: 31: 51: 112: 484:, who was his third wife, encountered difficulty when attempting to have his ashes buried at Hubberholme. As Priestley had not been born, lived or died within the parish, he was technically ineligible but an exemption was given by the 319:
in West Yorkshire, Priestley was a frequent visitor to Hubberholme which he described as the "smallest, pleasantest place in the world". His ashes are buried in the churchyard and he is commemorated by a plaque in the church.
1212: 43: 1217: 995: 288:
The church dates from the 12th century, although some sources suggest it was built on the site of an earlier chapel. The construction of the chapel has been attributed to the
74: 1111: 714: 439: 444: 988: 1019: 946: 867: 1146: 1095: 921: 896: 964: 935: 910: 885: 981: 688: 665: 581: 289: 1024: 1191: 1127: 1056: 660: 576: 631: 1178: 1122: 30: 106: 1162: 396:
attempts to remove such structures. It was restored in the 20th century. The church also has furnishings, including the
718: 635: 423: 405: 952: 219: 927: 956: 347: 174: 148: 339: 752: 328: 324: 312: 489: 412: 297: 179: 960: 931: 906: 902: 881: 817: 485: 261: 153: 656: 572: 481: 304:. It was largely rebuilt in the 16th and 17th centuries, and restored in the 19th and 20th. 194: 608: 779: 506: 468: 427: 308: 277: 273: 269: 131: 525:
son, died on Christmas Day 2023 and his ashes are also to be buried in the churchyard at
877: 813: 692: 522: 502: 335: 301: 293: 163: 361:
The church remains an active church in the parish of Upper Wharfedale and Littondale.
307:
St Michael's, and the neighbouring George Inn, were favourite locations of the author
276:. The church, and the neighbouring George Inn, were favourite locations of the author 1206: 1040: 973: 518: 343: 332: 757: 416: 869:
Walking the Dales Way: Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere Through the Yorkshire Dales
509:
and found "Hubberholme one of the smallest and pleasantest places in the world".'
539: 526: 401: 393: 389: 388:, a southern porch and a western tower. The interior is notable for its painted 265: 123: 226: 127: 89: 76: 370: 505:
1894–1984 AUTHOR AND DRAMATIST Whose ashes are buried nearby. He loved the
464: 351: 316: 50: 715:"Hubberholme church congregation remembers literary icon J B Priestley" 381: 236: 214: 141: 873: 373: 355: 246: 948:
Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons
538:
The only other example in Yorkshire is at the Church of St Oswald,
419: 385: 577:"Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II*) (1167280)" 377: 977: 408:, a 20th-century furniture maker, which are decorated with his 397: 1213:
Church of England church buildings in North Yorkshire
426:, was donated to the church in 1862. The church is a 1171: 1155: 1136: 1104: 1088: 1071: 1049: 1033: 1009: 245: 235: 225: 213: 208: 200: 190: 185: 173: 168: 159: 147: 137: 119: 105: 23: 632:"Landletting with the Hubberholme pub parliament" 609:"The Churches of Upper Wharfedale and Littondale" 480:Priestley's widow, the archaeologist and writer 57:Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hubberholme 24:Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hubberholme 661:"George Inn, Buckden (Grade II) (1132214)" 338:who lived in the village. The pane depicts his 989: 440:Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire 280:, whose ashes are buried in the churchyard. 8: 1218:Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire 837: 501:The plaque reads: 'Remember J. B. Priestley 445:Listed buildings in Buckden, North Yorkshire 1172:Benefice of Upper Wharfedale and Littondale 611:. Parish of Upper Wharfedale and Littondale 1050:Benefice of Broughton, Marton and Thornton 996: 982: 974: 814:"Hubberholme: St Michael & All Angels" 800: 29: 20: 1105:Benefice of Linton, Burnsall and Rylstone 1010:Benefice of Barnoldswick with Bracewell 603: 601: 599: 555: 463:The George, originally the Hubberholme 456: 369:St Michael and All Angels’ is built of 1187:St Michael and All Angels, Hubberholme 738: 567: 565: 563: 561: 559: 895:Thomas, Chris; Thomas, Peter (2005). 849: 689:"Review: The George Inn, Hubberholme" 7: 713:Thompson, Stewart (15 August 2015). 392:which dates from 1558 and survived 292:who are said to have built it as a 1112:St John the Baptist, Appletreewick 1004:Churches in the Deanery of Skipton 666:National Heritage List for England 582:National Heritage List for England 376:under a lead roof and comprises a 18:Church in North Yorkshire, England 14: 1137:Benefice of Skipton with Carleton 630:Benn, Victoria (4 January 2014). 1156:Benefice of Skipton Holy Trinity 751:Gilbey, Ryan (25 January 2024). 49: 42: 1072:Benefice of Earby with Kelbrook 687:Turton, Jill (21 August 2016). 251:Upper Wharfedale and Littondale 244: 1089:Benefice of Embsay with Eastby 1020:St Mary le Ghyll, Barnoldswick 422:, originally in the chapel at 1: 358:and was constructed in 1905. 296:within the confines of their 365:Architecture and description 1147:St Mary, Carleton-in-Craven 1096:St Mary, Embsay with Eastby 1061:St Mary, Thornton-in-Craven 920:Wainwright, Martin (2011). 719:Craven Herald & Pioneer 636:Craven Herald & Pioneer 63:Location in North Yorkshire 1234: 1064:St Peter, Marton-in-Craven 1016:Holy Trinity, Barnoldswick 424:University College, Oxford 406:Robert "Mouseman" Thompson 260:is a parish church in the 953:Jefferson, North Carolina 898:Yorkshire's Historic Pubs 428:Grade II* listed building 274:Grade II* listed building 258:St Michael and All Angels 180:St Michael and All Angels 71: 37: 28: 1034:Benefice of Bolton Abbey 838:Thomas & Thomas 2005 753:"Tom Priestley obituary" 469:Grade II listed building 957:McFarland & Company 1143:Christ Church, Skipton 945:Wilson, Scott (2016). 1163:Holy Trinity, Skipton 1057:All Saints, Broughton 1025:St Michael, Bracewell 866:Marsh, Terry (2022). 782:. The Yorkshire Dales 340:Victoria Falls Bridge 325:stained glass windows 323:A pane in one of the 1192:St Oswald, Arncliffe 1128:St Wilfrid, Burnsall 928:Michael O'Mara Books 780:"Hubberholme Church" 342:, which crosses the 329:George Andrew Hobson 302:Langstrothdale Chase 191:Heritage designation 1183:St Mary, Kettlewell 923:The English Village 490:Diocese of Bradford 231:Richmond and Craven 86: /  1179:St Mary, Conistone 1123:St Peter, Rylstone 1116:St Michael, Linton 901:. Cheltenham, UK: 90:54.2001°N 2.1147°W 1200: 1199: 1081:St Mary, Kelbrook 1078:All Saints, Earby 966:978-1-476-62599-7 937:978-1-843-17794-4 912:978-0-750-95429-7 903:The History Press 887:978-1-783-62875-9 818:Church of England 262:Church of England 255: 254: 154:Church of England 107:OS grid reference 1225: 1119:St Peter, Hebden 998: 991: 984: 975: 970: 941: 916: 891: 853: 847: 841: 835: 829: 828: 826: 824: 810: 804: 798: 792: 791: 789: 787: 776: 770: 769: 767: 765: 748: 742: 736: 730: 729: 727: 725: 710: 704: 703: 701: 699: 684: 678: 677: 675: 673: 657:Historic England 653: 647: 646: 644: 642: 627: 621: 620: 618: 616: 605: 594: 593: 591: 589: 573:Historic England 569: 543: 536: 530: 516: 510: 499: 493: 482:Jacquetta Hawkes 478: 472: 461: 220:Diocese of Leeds 204:9 September 1954 195:Grade II* listed 115: 101: 100: 98: 97: 96: 95:54.2001; -2.1147 91: 87: 84: 83: 82: 79: 53: 52: 46: 33: 21: 1233: 1232: 1228: 1227: 1226: 1224: 1223: 1222: 1203: 1202: 1201: 1196: 1167: 1151: 1132: 1100: 1084: 1067: 1045: 1029: 1005: 1002: 967: 944: 938: 919: 913: 894: 888: 865: 862: 857: 856: 848: 844: 836: 832: 822: 820: 812: 811: 807: 801:Wainwright 2011 799: 795: 785: 783: 778: 777: 773: 763: 761: 750: 749: 745: 737: 733: 723: 721: 712: 711: 707: 697: 695: 686: 685: 681: 671: 669: 655: 654: 650: 640: 638: 629: 628: 624: 614: 612: 607: 606: 597: 587: 585: 571: 570: 557: 552: 547: 546: 537: 533: 517: 513: 500: 496: 479: 475: 462: 458: 453: 436: 404:and chairs, by 367: 346:just below the 309:J. B. Priestley 286: 278:J. B. Priestley 270:North Yorkshire 132:North Yorkshire 111: 94: 92: 88: 85: 80: 77: 75: 73: 72: 67: 66: 65: 64: 61: 60: 59: 58: 54: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1231: 1229: 1221: 1220: 1215: 1205: 1204: 1198: 1197: 1195: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1181: 1175: 1173: 1169: 1168: 1166: 1165: 1159: 1157: 1153: 1152: 1150: 1149: 1144: 1140: 1138: 1134: 1133: 1131: 1130: 1125: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1108: 1106: 1102: 1101: 1099: 1098: 1092: 1090: 1086: 1085: 1083: 1082: 1079: 1075: 1073: 1069: 1068: 1066: 1065: 1062: 1059: 1053: 1051: 1047: 1046: 1044: 1043: 1037: 1035: 1031: 1030: 1028: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1013: 1011: 1007: 1006: 1003: 1001: 1000: 993: 986: 978: 972: 971: 965: 951:(3 ed.). 942: 936: 926:. London, UK: 917: 911: 892: 886: 878:Cicerone Press 872:(3 ed.). 861: 858: 855: 854: 842: 830: 805: 793: 771: 743: 741:, p. 604. 731: 705: 693:Yorkshire Post 679: 648: 622: 595: 554: 553: 551: 548: 545: 544: 531: 511: 494: 473: 455: 454: 452: 449: 448: 447: 442: 435: 432: 366: 363: 348:Victoria Falls 336:civil engineer 315:, a suburb of 294:chapel of ease 285: 282: 253: 252: 249: 243: 242: 239: 233: 232: 229: 223: 222: 217: 211: 210: 209:Administration 206: 205: 202: 198: 197: 192: 188: 187: 183: 182: 177: 171: 170: 166: 165: 161: 157: 156: 151: 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 121: 117: 116: 109: 103: 102: 69: 68: 62: 56: 55: 48: 47: 41: 40: 39: 38: 35: 34: 26: 25: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1230: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1210: 1208: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1176: 1174: 1170: 1164: 1161: 1160: 1158: 1154: 1148: 1145: 1142: 1141: 1139: 1135: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1109: 1107: 1103: 1097: 1094: 1093: 1091: 1087: 1080: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1070: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1054: 1052: 1048: 1042: 1041:Bolton Priory 1039: 1038: 1036: 1032: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1015: 1014: 1012: 1008: 999: 994: 992: 987: 985: 980: 979: 976: 968: 962: 958: 954: 950: 949: 943: 939: 933: 929: 925: 924: 918: 914: 908: 904: 900: 899: 893: 889: 883: 879: 875: 871: 870: 864: 863: 859: 851: 846: 843: 839: 834: 831: 819: 815: 809: 806: 802: 797: 794: 781: 775: 772: 760: 759: 754: 747: 744: 740: 735: 732: 720: 716: 709: 706: 694: 690: 683: 680: 668: 667: 662: 658: 652: 649: 637: 633: 626: 623: 610: 604: 602: 600: 596: 584: 583: 578: 574: 568: 566: 564: 562: 560: 556: 549: 541: 535: 532: 528: 524: 520: 519:Tom Priestley 515: 512: 508: 504: 498: 495: 491: 487: 483: 477: 474: 470: 466: 460: 457: 450: 446: 443: 441: 438: 437: 433: 431: 429: 425: 421: 418: 414: 411: 407: 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 372: 364: 362: 359: 357: 353: 349: 345: 344:Zambezi River 341: 337: 334: 330: 326: 321: 318: 314: 310: 305: 303: 299: 295: 291: 283: 281: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 250: 248: 240: 238: 234: 230: 228: 224: 221: 218: 216: 212: 207: 203: 199: 196: 193: 189: 184: 181: 178: 176: 172: 167: 164: 162: 158: 155: 152: 150: 146: 143: 140: 136: 133: 129: 125: 122: 118: 114: 110: 108: 104: 99: 70: 45: 36: 32: 27: 22: 16: 1186: 947: 922: 897: 868: 852:, p. ?. 845: 840:, p. ?. 833: 821:. Retrieved 808: 803:, p. ?. 796: 784:. Retrieved 774: 762:. Retrieved 758:The Guardian 756: 746: 734: 722:. Retrieved 708: 696:. Retrieved 682: 670:. Retrieved 664: 651: 639:. Retrieved 625: 613:. Retrieved 586:. Retrieved 580: 534: 514: 497: 476: 459: 409: 402:choir stalls 368: 360: 322: 306: 287: 257: 256: 227:Archdeaconry 186:Architecture 149:Denomination 15: 823:23 February 786:23 February 739:Wilson 2016 724:24 February 698:23 February 672:24 February 641:24 February 615:23 February 588:23 February 540:Flamborough 527:Hubberholme 523:Priestley's 394:Elizabethan 390:rood screen 327:celebrates 266:Hubberholme 124:Hubberholme 93: / 1207:Categories 850:Marsh 2022 764:25 January 550:References 486:chancellor 350:, between 313:Manningham 311:. Born in 290:de Percys 272:. It is a 201:Designated 175:Dedication 128:Wharfedale 113:SD 926 782 78:54°12′00″N 371:limestone 333:Victorian 331:, a late 298:deer park 81:2°06′53″W 465:vicarage 434:See also 417:Jacobean 352:Zimbabwe 317:Bradford 120:Location 955:, USA: 860:Sources 488:of the 467:, is a 382:chancel 284:History 241:Skipton 237:Deanery 215:Diocese 169:History 160:Website 142:England 138:Country 963:  934:  909:  884:  876:, UK: 874:Kendal 386:aisles 374:rubble 356:Zambia 247:Parish 507:Dales 451:Notes 420:altar 413:motif 410:Mouse 961:ISBN 932:ISBN 907:ISBN 882:ISBN 825:2024 788:2023 766:2024 726:2024 700:2024 674:2024 643:2024 617:2024 590:2024 415:. A 398:pews 378:nave 354:and 300:at 264:in 1209:: 959:. 930:. 905:. 880:. 816:. 755:. 717:. 691:. 663:. 659:. 634:. 598:^ 579:. 575:. 558:^ 521:, 503:OM 430:. 400:, 384:, 380:, 268:, 130:, 126:, 997:e 990:t 983:v 969:. 940:. 915:. 890:. 827:. 790:. 768:. 728:. 702:. 676:. 645:. 619:. 592:. 542:. 529:. 492:. 471:.

Index


Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hubberholme is located in North Yorkshire
54°12′00″N 2°06′53″W / 54.2001°N 2.1147°W / 54.2001; -2.1147
OS grid reference
SD 926 782
Hubberholme
Wharfedale
North Yorkshire
England
Denomination
Church of England

Dedication
St Michael and All Angels
Grade II* listed
Diocese
Diocese of Leeds
Archdeaconry
Deanery
Parish
Church of England
Hubberholme
North Yorkshire
Grade II* listed building
J. B. Priestley
de Percys
chapel of ease
deer park
Langstrothdale Chase
J. B. Priestley

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.