Church of St Mary, Elland

Anglican church in Elland, West Yorkshire, England

Church in West Yorkshire, England

53°41′13″N 1°50′16″W / 53.68685°N 1.83790°W / 53.68685; -1.83790LocationChurch Street, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0RUCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipCentral/Modern CatholicHistoryStatusActiveDedicationSaint Mary the VirginArchitectureFunctional statusParish churchHeritage designationGrade I listedYears built13th centuryAdministrationDioceseDiocese of LeedsEpiscopal areaHuddersfield Episcopal AreaArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of HalifaxParishSaint Mary the Virgin, EllandClergyRectorThe Revd Canon David Burrows

The Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in Elland, West Yorkshire. The church is a Grade I listed building.

History

Stones in the chancel arch have been dated to approximately 1170 to 1180. Most of the present church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. It was restored in 1856 by W. H. Crossland. The stained glass in the east window dates from the 15th century and depicts 21 scenes from the life of St Mary the Virgin. The church has a west tower, and a Sanctus bellcote on the gable of the nave.^[1]^[2]

On 24 January 1968, the church was designated a Grade I listed building.^[1]

Present day

The Church of St Mary is part of the Benefice of "Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland and All Saints, Elland" in the Archdeaconry of Halifax and the Huddersfield Episcopal Area of the Diocese of Leeds.^[3]

The parish stands in the Central to modern Catholic traditions of the Church of England.^[3]

Notable people

Felix Arnott, later Archbishop of Brisbane, served his curacy in the benefice in the 1930s^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1184393)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, pp. 192–193.
^ ^a ^b "St Mary the Virgin, Elland". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ "Felix Raymond Arnott". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 May 2017.