St Oswald's Church, Collingham
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.
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| Location | Collingham, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | The Parish of Collingham with Harewood |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Oswald |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Collingham and Harewood |
| Archdeaconry | Leeds |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd. Sylvia Earle |
History
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The Old Vicarage; the new one is situated opposite.
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]
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.[3]
References
- Parish of Collingham with Harewood, The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, retrieved 16 March 2014
- Collingham: St Oswald, Collingham, achurchnearyou.com, retrieved 16 March 2014
- "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
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