St Oswald's Church, Collingham
| St Oswald's Church | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Parish Church of St Oswald | |
St Oswald's Church | |
| SE 39015 46094 | |
| Location | Collingham, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | The Parish of Collingham with Harewood |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Oswald |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Archdeaconry | Leeds |
| Parish | Collingham and Harewood |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar | The Reverend Carolyn James |
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
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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] The church was listed Grade II* on 22 July 1986.[3]
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.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Parish of Collingham with Harewood, The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, retrieved 16 March 2014
- 1 2 Collingham: St Oswald, Collingham, achurchnearyou.com, retrieved 16 March 2014
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Oswald (1225846)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "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