St Oswald's Church, Collingham
St Oswald's Church | |
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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 | |
Parish | Collingham and Harewood |
Archdeaconry | Leeds |
Diocese | Leeds |
Province | York |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Vacant |
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[]
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[]
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[]
References[]
- ^ 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[]
- Media related to St Oswald's Church, Collingham, West Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Churches in Leeds
- Anglican Diocese of Leeds
- Listed buildings in Leeds
- Grade II listed churches in West Yorkshire
- Church of England church buildings in West Yorkshire
- 15th-century church buildings in England