St John the Baptist’s Church, Kirkby Wharfe
St John the Baptist's Church is the parish church of Kirkby Wharfe, a village south-west of Tadcaster, in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was first built in the late 12th century, with the nave and parts of the south door surviving from this period.Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Kirkby Wharfe, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist” and “St John the Baptist”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ulleskelf railway station and Grimston Park.
Ulleskelf railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dupont Circle, Public domain.
Ulleskelf railway station in Ulleskelf, North Yorkshire, England, is 8.75 miles south of York. Ulleskelf railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of St John the Baptist’s Church, Kirkby Wharfe.
Grimston Park
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Grimston Park is a grade II* listed Georgian country house in Grimston, North Yorkshire, England, some 1.7 miles south of Tadcaster. Since being owned by the Fielden family, it has been converted into a number of luxury homes. Grimston Park is situated 2,500 feet west of St John the Baptist’s Church, Kirkby Wharfe.
Leeds East Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leeds East Airport Church Fenton, formerly RAF Church Fenton, is an airport and former Royal Air Force station located 4.3 miles south-east of Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England and 6.3 miles north-west of Selby, North Yorkshire, near the village of Church Fenton. Leeds East Airport is situated 2½ miles southeast of St John the Baptist’s Church, Kirkby Wharfe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkby Wharfe and Ulleskelf.
Kirkby Wharfe
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkby Wharfe is a village 1.9 miles south of Tadcaster, in North Yorkshire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford.
Ulleskelf
Village
Photo: Robert Neilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulleskelf is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, four miles from Tadcaster on the River Wharfe. Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr, while skelf may be an Old English word meaning "a flat area", although it could be from the Old Scandinavian equivalent, 'skialf' as in several other English place names, e.g. Hunshelf, Wadshelf.
Bolton Percy
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolton Percy is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 305 in 115 households, reducing marginally to 304 at the 2011 census. Bolton Percy is situated 1½ miles east of St John the Baptist’s Church, Kirkby Wharfe.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Kirkby Wharfe
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.86343° or 53° 51′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.23195° or 1° 13′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C5WVQ79+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 61043272OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17542239
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