St Agatha’s Church, Skeeby
St Agatha's Church is a closed church in Skeeby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Skeeby lies in the parish of St Agatha's Church, Easby. A hermitage was recorded in the village in 1328, but there was no Anglican church until 1840, when a school was constructed, the building also being used as a chapel of ease.Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in Skeeby, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Agatha” and “St Agatha”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Richmond Castle and Georgian Theatre Royal.
Richmond Castle
Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Richmond Castle in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, stands in a commanding position above the River Swale, close to the centre of the town of Richmond. Richmond Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of St Agatha’s Church, Skeeby.
Georgian Theatre Royal
Theater building
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Georgian Theatre Royal is a theatre and historic Georgian playhouse in the market town of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is among the oldest of Britain's extant theatres. Georgian Theatre Royal is situated 2 miles southwest of St Agatha’s Church, Skeeby.
Easby Abbey
Historic site
Photo: Greenjettaguy, Public domain.
Easby Abbey, or the Abbey of St Agatha, is a ruined Premonstratensian abbey on the eastern bank of the River Swale on the outskirts of Richmond in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Easby Abbey is situated 2 miles southwest of St Agatha’s Church, Skeeby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilling West and Richmond.
Gilling West
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilling West is a village about 3.5 miles north of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. It is located in the civil parish of Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury. Gilling West is situated 2 miles northwest of St Agatha’s Church, Skeeby.
Richmond
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Richmond is a market town in North Yorkshire in northeast England, with a population of just over 50,000 in 2021. It has an attractive old centre and is a good base for visiting the Yorkshire Dales.
Catterick Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Catterick Bridge is a hamlet about 1-mile north of Catterick, at the south end of Catterick road bridge. The hamlet includes Catterick Racecourse and a few houses. Catterick Bridge is situated 2½ miles southeast of St Agatha’s Church, Skeeby.
St Agatha’s Church, Skeeby
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Skeeby, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.41852° or 54° 25′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.69173° or 1° 41′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C6WC895+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 860095311OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q26424511
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