St Oswald’s Church, Hauxwell

St Oswald's Church is the parish church of West Hauxwell, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 11th century. In about 1230, the chancel was doubled in length, and a tower was added.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: Grade I listed church in West Hauxwell, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Church of Saint Oswald” and “St Oswald’s”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Finghall railway station and Church of St Andrew.

Finghall railway station

Railway station

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Finghall railway station is on the Wensleydale Railway and serves the village of Finghall in North Yorkshire, England. Adjacent to the station is a manually operated gated crossing on the single-track Wensleydale Railway. Finghall railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of St Oswald’s Church, Hauxwell.

Church of St Andrew

Church

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The Parish Church of St Andrew, Finghall, is the parish church for the village of Finghall in North Yorkshire, England. The building is on the site of a much earlier Anglo-Saxon church and has some remnants of that era incorporated into the building, though the present structure dates back only to the 12th century. Church of St Andrew is situated 2½ miles southeast of St Oswald’s Church, Hauxwell.

Nichol’s Stone

Memorial

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Nichol’s Stone is a memorial, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of St Oswald’s Church, Hauxwell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garriston and Scotton.

Garriston

Hamlet

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Garriston is a hamlet and civil parish north-east of Leyburn in North Yorkshire, England. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population at 20.

Scotton

Village

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Scotton is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish includes the centre and south of Catterick Garrison. Scotton is situated 2½ miles northeast of St Oswald’s Church, Hauxwell.

Catterick Garrison

Town

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Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town 3 miles south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 14,000 in 2021 and covering over 2,400 acres. Catterick Garrison is situated 3 miles north of St Oswald’s Church, Hauxwell.

St Oswald’s Church, Hauxwell

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Barden, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.33312° or 54° 19′ 59″ north

Longitude

-1.74687° or 1° 44′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C6W87M3+67

OpenStreetMap ID

way 672185037

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q17538276

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