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St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske

St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Kirby Wiske, North Yorkshire.

History

The church has been altered and extended through the centuries, and was restored in 1872–73 by G. E. Street. It is built in stone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, a plinth, diagonal buttresses, a three-light Perpendicular west window with a hood mould, clock faces, a band, two-light bell openings with pointed arches, and an embattled parapet. The south doorway is Norman, and has a round arch with two orders and a hood mould.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

A pipe organ was built in 1883 at a cost of £400 by Isaac Abbott of Leeds. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

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