St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske
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| St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske | |
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 St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske | |
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| 54°15′27″N 1°25′27.59″W / 54.25750°N 1.4243306°W | |
| OS grid reference | SE 37630 84832 |
| Location | Kirby Wiske, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St John the Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Archdeaconry | Richmond and Craven |
| Deanery | Wensley[2] |
| Parish | Ainderby Steeple with Yafforth and Kirby Wiske with Maunby |
St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England[3] in Kirby Wiske, North Yorkshire.
The church has been altered and extended through the centuries, and was restored in 1872–73 by G. E. Street. It is built in stone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, a plinth, diagonal buttresses, a three-light Perpendicular west window with a hood mould, clock faces, a band, two-light bell openings with pointed arches, and an embattled parapet. The south doorway is Norman, and has a round arch with two orders and a hood mould.[4][5]
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
- St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple
- St Andrew's Church, Great Fencote
- St Wilfrid's Church, Great Langton
- St Mary's Church, Kirkby Fleetham
- St Radegund's Church, Scruton
- All Saints' Church, Yafforth
