St Joseph’s Church

St Joseph's Church is a Catholic church in Bishop Thornton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The existence of Catholic worship in Bishop Thornton is attested from at least 1746.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: Catholic church in Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “St Joseph, Bishop Thornton”, “St Joseph’s Church, Bishop Thornton”, and “The Presbytery And Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Joseph”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St John’s Church, Bishop Thornton and Ripley Castle.

St John’s Church, Bishop Thornton

Church

Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John's Church is an Anglican church in Bishop Thornton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church building in Bishop Thornton was constructed in about 1460, on the initiative of John Walworth. St John’s Church, Bishop Thornton is situated 1,100 feet northeast of St Joseph’s Church.

Ripley Castle

Photo: Dposte46, Public domain.

Ripley Castle is a Grade I listed 14th-century country house in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England, 3 miles north of Harrogate. The castle has been the seat of the Ingilby baronets for centuries. In June 2024 it was announced that it was to be sold. Ripley Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of St Joseph’s Church.

St Andrew’s Church, Burnt Yates

Church

St Andrew's Church is an Anglican church in Burnt Yates, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Burnt Yates was historically in the parish of All Saints' Church, Ripley. St Andrew’s Church, Burnt Yates is situated 1½ miles southwest of St Joseph’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bishop Thornton and Shaw Mills.

Bishop Thornton

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bishop Thornton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish also includes the village of Shaw Mills. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 521, decreasing to 507 at the 2011 census.

Shaw Mills

Hamlet

Photo: Sue Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shaw Mills is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bishop Thornton, in Nidderdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the valley of Thornton Beck, a tributary of the River Nidd, 6 miles north west of Harrogate.

Bedlam

Hamlet

Photo: Sue Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bedlam is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England situated north of Harrogate. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

St Joseph’s Church

Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Bishop Thornton, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.06552° or 54° 3′ 56″ north

Longitude

-1.60304° or 1° 36′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C6W398W+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 968121306

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q26442725

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