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| Church of St Mary | |
|---|---|
 St. Mary's Levisham | |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Status | Closed |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
The Church of St Mary, Levisham, is a redundant Anglican church near the village of Levisham, in North Yorkshire, England. The church became redundant in the 1950s, although the graveyard is still used for burials. It is thought that the church was in the original village of Levisham, which was abandoned when the Black Death arrived in the ????? century.
History
[edit]Although the main fabric of the church dates to the ???? century, the old church possesses a Saxon arch in the chancel, and parts of the walls contain Saxon decorated stonework.[1]
Despite being renovated in 1884, it was became redundant when the Church of St John the Baptist was built in Levisham village, being closer for the parishioners to walk to.[2] Pevsner describes the church as being "forlorn at the bottom by Levisham Beck..."[3] The church is located between the villages of Levisham and Lockton, and its isolation from both is said to be its abandonment during the 14th century due to the area being infected with the plague.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Whitworth 2011, p. 56.
- ^ Whitworth 2011, p. 55.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2002) [1966]. Yorkshire, the North Riding. London: Yale University Press. p. 228. ISBN 0-300-09665-8.
- ^ Bagshaw, Mike (2014). Slow Yorkshire Moors & Wolds: including York & the coast. Chalfont St Peter: Bradt. p. 89. ISBN 9781841625485.
Sources
[edit]- Whitworth, Alan (2011). In & around the North York Moors through time. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-0599-9.