St James’ Church, Murton
St James' Church is the parish church of Murton, a village immediately east of the built-up area of the City of York, in England. The church was built in about 1200, as a simple rectangular structure of limestone.Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in Murton, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of Saint James”, “Church of St James”, and “St James‘ Church, Murton”
- Address: Murton Way, Murton, York, YO19 5UJ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yorkshire Museum of Farming and St Nicholas’ Church, Dunnington.
Yorkshire Museum of Farming
Museum
Photo: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yorkshire Museum of Farming is located in Murton Park near York in England. It is housed on a grass field site of approximately 14 acres, and is the only museum in the district specifically dedicated to the subject of farming. Yorkshire Museum of Farming is situated 1,100 feet south of St James’ Church, Murton.
St Nicholas’ Church, Dunnington
Church
Photo: William Metcalfe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas' Church, Dunnington is a Grade II* listed parish church in Dunnington, a village in the rural south-eastern part of the City of York, in England. St Nicholas’ Church, Dunnington is situated 1¼ miles east of St James’ Church, Murton.
Constantine College
University
Photo: 3ephs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Constantine College is a College of the University of York and was founded in 2014. It was named after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, who was proclaimed Augustus in York in 306 AD. Constantine College is situated 1¼ miles southwest of St James’ Church, Murton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murton and Grimston.
Murton
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Murton is a small village and a civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England that is located on the outskirts of York.
Grimston
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimston is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dunnington, in the York district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is 3 miles east of York city centre.
Osbaldwick
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Osbaldwick is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 2,902.
St James’ Church, Murton
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Murton, York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.96543° or 53° 57′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.01254° or 1° 0′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C5WXX8P+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 185378224OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q26442058
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