Church of St Andrew
The Church of St Andrew, Grinton, is the parish church for the village of Grinton in North Yorkshire, England. The grade I listed structure has also been called The Cathedral of the Dales, and as the only parish church in Upper Swaledale, it was at the end of the Swaledale Corpse Way, where those who had died in the upper valley, were brought for burial.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade I listed church in Grinton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Andrew, Grinton”, “St Andrew’s Church, Grinton”, and “St Andrews”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grinton Bridge and Blackburn Hall.
Grinton Bridge
Bridge
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Grinton Bridge is a historic bridge over the River Swale in Grinton, North Yorkshire, a village in England. There is a record of a bequest left in 1547, to fund the reconstruction of the bridge, and it is possible that the northern arch survives from this period. Grinton Bridge is situated 350 feet north of Church of St Andrew.
Blackburn Hall
Building
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Blackburn Hall is a historic building in Grinton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building lies on the north side of the churchyard of St Andrew's Church, Grinton.
Swaledale Museum
Museum
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Swaledale Museum is a local museum in the village of Reeth, near Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. It covers rural history including life and work in the local area of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Swaledale Museum is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Church of St Andrew.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fremington and Reeth.
Fremington
Hamlet
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Fremington is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is almost joined to Reeth and Grinton. It is split into Low Fremington, which is built along the B6270, and High Fremington, which is a scattering of houses running up towards Fremington Edge.
Reeth
Village
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Reeth is a village 11 miles west of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England, in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is the principal settlement of upper Swaledale.
Healaugh
Hamlet
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Healaugh is a small village in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales. part of the county of North Yorkshire, England and lies about 1 mile west of Reeth. Healaugh is situated 2 miles west of Church of St Andrew.
Church of St Andrew
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Grinton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.38129° or 54° 22′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.93048° or 1° 55′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C6W93J9+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 40352702OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17538296
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In Other Languages
“Church of St Andrew” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس اندرو”
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