St Radegund's Church, Scruton

St Radegund's Church, Scruton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England^[3] in Scruton, North Yorkshire.

St Radegund's Church, Scruton
54°19′39.51″N 1°32′22.01″W
OS grid reference	SE 30036 92552
Location	Scruton, North Yorkshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Radegund
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed[1]
Specifications
Length	83 feet (25 m)
Width	43 feet (13 m)
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Leeds
Archdeaconry	Richmond and Craven
Deanery	Wensley[2]
Parish	Kirkby Fleetham with Langton on Swale and Scruton

History

The church dates from the twelfth century, but was largely rebuilt in 1865 by George Fowler Jones. It consists of a nave, aisles, tower, porch and chancel with a Mortuary Chapel near the family vault of the Coore family. The restoration was funded by Henry and Augusta Coore, in memory of Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland. The restoration included rebuilding the south aisle, east end, windows and clerestory. New roofs were erected throughout and new buttresses provided. New red and black tiles were laid in the nave, and the chancel was fitted with encaustic tiles.

It was re-opened by the Bishop of Ripon, Rt. Revd. Robert Biskersteth on 12 November 1865.^[4]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

• St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple
• St Andrew's Church, Great Fencote
• St Wilfrid's Church, Great Langton
• St Mary's Church, Kirkby Fleetham
• St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske
• All Saints' Church, Yafforth

Organ

A small one-manual and pedal pipe organ was built in 1865 by Forster and Andrews. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[5] In 1991 the organ was moved to Aduard Reformed Church in Holland.

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Radegund (1150897)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
2. "St Radegund, Scruton". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
3. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. p. 335. ISBN 0140710299.
4. "Restoration of Scruton Church". Yorkshire Gazette. England. 18 November 1865. Retrieved 26 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "NPOR [N12112]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 26 December 2016.