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St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick

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tombstones dating from the 18th century, and on the east side of the porch is another group of four tombstones from the same period. To the south of the porch are two memorials, one to William Newcomb who died in 1752, and the other to Richard Slater dating from the early 18th century.
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periods. It has a 19th-century single-light west window, two three-light windows in the south wall dating from the 19th century and a three-light, 13th-century east window. In the north wall of the church are three two-light windows containing
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South of the chancel is an Anglo-Saxon cross-shaft dating probably from the 9th century. To the north-northeast of the church are two wells built in the late 19th century for the
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The present church dates from the 13th century, although the discovery of a 9th-century cross shaft in the churchyard suggests that there was an earlier church on the site. It was "
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and possibly designed by Anthony Salvin. The smaller one is some 150 metres from the church around a spring, and this feeds the other well about 100 metres from the church.
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Further reading: The Smithson Monuments at Stanwick, North Yorkshire by Bulter, L., published in Journal of the Church Monument Society Volume XV, 2000. 6pp, 4 b/w pls
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above a central buttress, and there is a similar lancet window on each face in the middle stage. In the top stage are two-light bell openings, and the summit has a
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In the environs of the church are seven structures each of which is designated as a Grade II listed building. To the south of the south aisle are four
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that was added in the 19th century. The porch has stepped diagonal buttresses, and an arched doorway over which is a
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that was added in the 19th century, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages, and has
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List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England
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of three bells, all cast by Samuel I. Smith, two in 1677, and the third in 1685.
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stone coffin lying on its side. On the north side is a five-sided stair
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Yorkshire, North Riding (Yorkshire, North), Stanwick St. John
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dates from the 19th century and has a 17th-century carved
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St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick, from the southeast
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Church of St John the Baptist, Stanwick, North Yorkshire
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Church of England church buildings in North Yorkshire
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Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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St. John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick
A stone church in a graveyard seen from the southwest, with a prominent battlemented tower and the body of the church and porch stretching behind it
St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick is located in North Yorkshire
54°30′10″N 1°42′56″W / 54.5028°N 1.7156°W / 54.5028; -1.7156
OS grid reference
NZ 185 119
Stanwick St John
North Yorkshire
Denomination
Anglican
Churches Conservation Trust
Dedication
John the Baptist
Redundant
Architect(s)
Anthony Salvin
Church
Style
Gothic
Gothic Revival
Materials
rubble
redundant
Anglican
Stanwick St John
North Yorkshire
National Heritage List for England
listed building
Churches Conservation Trust
Scheduled Monument

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