Church of St Mary, Westow

54°5′6″N 0°50′28″W / 54.08500°N 0.84111°W / 54.08500; -0.84111

St Mary's Church
Church of St Mary of the Moor
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AddressChurch Lane, Westow, YO60 7NJ
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Architecture
Architect(s)Mallinson and Healey[1]
StyleEarly English Style
Years built1860's
Administration
DioceseDiocese of York
ParishWest Buckrose
Listed Building – Grade II*
Reference no.1149059

St Mary's Church, also known as Church of St Mary of the Moor or St Mary ad mora is a church located in the village of Westow, North Yorkshire.[2][3]

The church dates back to Norman times but was almost entirely rebuilt in the 1860s, at a cost of £1,400 (equivalent to £165,015 in 2023), with only the Norman tower remaining. The rebuilding largely made use of the original stone.[3][4]

Inside of the church is a Norman water font, a cresset thought to have come from Kirkham Priory, and a memorial to George Montaigne, Squire of Westow, who fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.[3][5]

In the church's graveyard, the former residents of Westow are buried on one side, those of Firby on another, and those of Menethorpe on another—as the church is roughly equidistant from each settlement.[6]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II*) (1149059)". National Heritage List for England.
  2. ^ "St Mary's Church". Westow Parish Council.
  3. ^ a b c "Our Church Buildings". West Buckrose Parish Council.
  4. ^ Bulmer (1892). History and Directory of East Yorkshire.
  5. ^ Rita Wood (2007). "St Mary, Westow". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland.
  6. ^ Natalya Wilson (10 November 2010). "The Village With Hidden Talents At It's Heart". Gazette Herald.
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