Holy Trinity Church, Casterton

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Holy Trinity Church, Casterton
Holy Trinity Church, Casterton, from the southeast
Holy Trinity Church, Casterton is located in Cumbria
Holy Trinity Church, Casterton
Holy Trinity Church, Casterton
Location in Cumbria
54°12′41″N 2°34′38″W / 54.2115°N 2.5771°W / 54.2115; -2.5771
OS grid referenceSD 625,797
LocationCasterton, Cumbria
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteHoly Trinity, Casterton
History
StatusParish church
Founded1831
Founder(s)Rev William Carus Wilson
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated21 February 1989
Architect(s)George Webster
E. G. Paley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1831
Completedc. 1860
Specifications
MaterialsLimestone and sandstone with ashlar dressings
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseCarlisle
ArchdeaconryWestmoreland and Furness
DeaneryKendal
ParishKirkby Lonsdale
Clergy
RectorRev Richard John Snow

Holy Trinity Church is in the village of Casterton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of five local parishes, the benefice being entitled Kirkby Lonsdale Team Ministry.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]

The church was built between 1831 and 1833. It was founded by Rev William Carus Wilson, who also founded the Clergy Daughters' School that was attended by the Brontë sisters. The architectural historians Matthew Hyde and Nikolaus Pevsner state in the Buildings of England series that "the architect was almost certainly George Webster".[3] In about 1860 the small chancel was replaced by a larger one designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley.[3][4]

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