St Oswald's Church, Collingham
| St Oswald's Church | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Parish Church of St Oswald | |
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| Location | Collingham, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | The Parish of Collingham with Harewood |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Oswald |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Archdeaconry | Leeds |
| Parish | Collingham and Harewood |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Reverend Carolyn James |
St Oswald's Church is an active Anglican church in Collingham, West Yorkshire, England. It is in the Harrogate deanery and Diocese of Leeds.[1] The church is on the edge of the village on Wetherby Road.
History
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Dedicated to Oswald of Northumbria, an Anglo-Saxon saint the church has Saxon origins, was rebuilt in the 15th century and restored and enlarged from 1840 to 1841.[2] The tower was built in the 16th century and its clock was installed in 1891.[2]
Church yard
[edit]The church graveyard contains the graves of Major General James Gunter (1833–1908), who served in the Crimean War, and Benjamin Eamonson (died 1867), who was its vicar for 29 years.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Parish of Collingham with Harewood, The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, retrieved 16 March 2014
- ^ a b Collingham: St Oswald, Collingham, achurchnearyou.com, retrieved 16 March 2014
- ^ "Leodis - a photographic archive of Leeds - Display". leodis.net. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
External links
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Media related to St Oswald's Church, Collingham, West Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
