St Oswald’s Church
St Oswald's Church is a Church of England parish church in Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England. It is named after Oswald of Northumbria.Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Oswald”, “St Oswald”, and “St Oswald’s Church, Sowerby”
- Address: Front Street, Thirsk, YO7 1JG
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sowerby War Memorial, North Yorkshire and Ritz Cinema.
Ritz Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ritz Cinema on Westgate, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England is a small cinema run by volunteers. The building was originally the Mechanics' Institute for Thirsk and Sowerby, but was converted into a cinema in 1912. Ritz Cinema is situated 2,000 feet northwest of St Oswald’s Church.
Thirsk Library
Library
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thirsk Library is situated 1,800 feet north of St Oswald’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thirsk and Balk.
Thirsk
Thirsk is a market town in North Yorkshire, 23 miles north of York, with a population of 5900 in 2021. It's best known for its racecourse and as the home of the veterinarian and author known as James Herriot.
Balk
Hamlet
Photo: colin grice, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balk is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, just east of Thirsk. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 48. Balk is situated 3 miles east of St Oswald’s Church.
Felixkirk
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Felixkirk is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated about three miles north-east of Thirsk. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 100 in 2014. Felixkirk is situated 3 miles northeast of St Oswald’s Church.
St Oswald’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sowerby, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.22626° or 54° 13′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.34013° or 1° 20′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C6W6MG5+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 294007057OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7595019
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