St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick

St John the Baptist's Church is a

The present church dates from the 13th century,[1] although the discovery of a 9th-century cross shaft in the churchyard suggests that there was an earlier church on the site.^[2] It was "heavily restored" in 1868 by Anthony Salvin.^[1] St John's was vested in the Trust on 1 June 1990.^[4]

Architecture

Exterior

The church is constructed in stone

In the environs of the church are seven structures each of which is designated as a Grade II listed building. To the south of the south aisle are four sandstone tombstones dating from the 18th century,^[8] and on the east side of the porch is another group of four tombstones from the same period.^[9] To the south of the porch are two memorials, one to William Newcomb who died in 1752,^[10] and the other to Richard Slater dating from the early 18th century.^[11] South of the chancel is an Anglo-Saxon cross-shaft dating probably from the 9th century.^[12] To the north-northeast of the church are two wells built in the late 19th century for the Duke of Northumberland and possibly designed by Anthony Salvin. The smaller one is some 150 metres from the church around a spring,^[13] and this feeds the other well about 100 metres from the church.^[14]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire
• List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England

References

External links

• Victoria County History
• Includes a photograph of the north face