Church of All Saints, Silkstone

Church of All Saints, Silkstone
All Saints' Church, Silkstone


53°32′54″N 1°33′45″W / 53.5484°N 1.5625°W / 53.5484; -1.5625Coordinates: 53°32′54″N 1°33′45″W / 53.5484°N 1.5625°W / 53.5484; -1.5625
Location Silkstone
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Administration
Parish Silkstone
Diocese Sheffield
Province Canterbury

The Church of All Saints is the parish church in the village of Silkstone in South Yorkshire, England. It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Wakefield. The building is Grade I listed and dates back to at least the 12th century.

History

There may have been a church on this site in Saxon times,[1] but the current perpendicular style building was originally constructed in the 12th century.[2] The building was remodelled in 1495, and the chancel was rebuilt in 1852–1858.

References

  1. ^ Hunter, Joseph (1831). South Yorkshire. The history and topography of the deanery of Doncaster, in the diocese and county of York. Volume II. London: J.B. Nichols and Son. 
  2. ^ "Church of All Saints". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=1&id=334283. Retrieved 2006-12-30. 



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