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Church of St Hilda
St Hilda's Church
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54°14′46″N 0°42′36″W / 54.246°N 0.710°W / 54.246; -0.710
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Administration
DioceseDiocese of York
ArchdeaconryCleveland
DeaneryNorthern Ryedale
BeneficeMoor and Dale
ParishThornton Dale with Ellerburn and Wilton
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated5 February 1986
Reference no.1074194

The Church of St Hilda, Ellerburn, is an Anglican church in North Yorkshire, England. The church is an ancient structure that dates back to Saxon times, and was briefly famous for being closed due to bats nesting in the roof.

History edit

The church is just to the north of Thornton Dale, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Pickering.[1] The foundations of the church are thought to be early Saxon, and even though the above ground structure dates to the ????, pieces and relics from the Saxon period have been set into its walls.[2] The church serves the villages of Wilton and Farmanby, Ellerburn itself only consisted of the church building, a farm and a few cottages.[3] The reason for building the church on the site is not obvious, as parishioners would have had to travel in from other surrounding villages,[4] although a 1835 listing describes the population as being 192.[5]

The church was extensively restored between 1904 and 1905, and is now a grade II* listed building.[6][7]

The graveyard surrounding the church has been used for burials since at least the 8th century. A proposal to extend the graveyard northwards into the adjacent field has been met with objections due to its proximity to a local aquifer.[8]

The church made headlines in 2011 due to colonies of bats who roost in the roof space. One particular species, was flying into the church interior and soiling the inside of the church with urine and faeces.[9] Services had stopped being held in the church, the first time its believed, since the Civil War.[10] The interior of the church was later sealed, allowing parishioners to worship again, but which also allows the bats to still access the roof.[11]

Parish and benefice edit

The church is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Thornton Dale with Ellerburn and Wilton, in the benefice of Moor and Dale, part of the Deanery of Northern Rydeale in the Diocese of York.[12] Historically, the parish was often associated with, and administered, by the parish of Pickering, with the vicar holding a plurality. Ellerburn itself was an ecclesiastical parish in a peculiar of the Deanery of York established in the 14th century.[13] The Deans of York Minster continued to exercise control over the peculiar until 1844, when the peculiar was vested with the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Genuki: Ellerburn parish registers: Dates and current locations etc., Yorkshire (North Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ Whellan, T. (1859). History and Topography of the City of York and the North Riding of Yorkshire. Beverley: Green. p. 894. OCLC 504050072.
  3. ^ Page 1968, p. 437.
  4. ^ Craven, Philip (1989). "Tithes and glebe in the parishes of Thornton in Pickering Lythe and Ellerburn". Transactions of the Scarborough and District Archaeological Society (27). Scarborough: Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society: 29. ISSN 1474-1229. OCLC 2324885.
  5. ^ Liber Ecclesiasticus. An authentic statement of the revenues of the Established Church compiled from the report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Revenues and Patronage of the established Church in England and Wales. London: Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1835. p. 65. OCLC 1064949647.
  6. ^ Craven, Philip (1993). "Ellerburn Vicarage". Transactions of the Scarborough and District Archaeological Society (30). Scarborough: Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society: 38. ISSN 1474-1229. OCLC 2324885.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Hilda, Ellerburn Road (Grade II*) (1074194)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ Minting, Stuart (22 April 2024). "Cemetery plan sparks drinking water fears". The Yorkshire Post. p. 5. ISSN 0963-1496.
  9. ^ "Bats leave bad smell at St Hilda's Church in Ellerburn". BBC News. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  10. ^ Howse, Christopher (26 August 2011). "A church closed by roosting bats". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ^ "St Hilda's Church at Ellerburn hosts bat-free carol service". BBC News. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  12. ^ "St Hilda". achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  13. ^ Craven, Philip (1993). "Ellerburn Vicarage". Transactions of the Scarborough and District Archaeological Society (30). Scarborough: Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society: 34. ISSN 1474-1229. OCLC 2324885.
  14. ^ Page 1968, p. 475.

Sources edit

  • Page, William (1968). The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding, volume 2. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research. ISBN 0712903100.

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