St Andrew's Church, Cliffe

St Andrew's Church is a mission church in Cliffe, a village near Selby in North Yorkshire, in England.

A chantry chapel linked to Cliffe was established at Drax Priory in 1345. There was no Anglican place of worship in the village until 1908, when a mission church[a] linked to St Mary the Virgin, Hemingbrough was constructed.[1][2] It was a small wooden structure, but supported a service each Sunday.[1][3] It was rebuilt in brick in 1985 and is now described by the Church of England as a "tranquil place for worship", which is also ideal for holding meetings.[3]

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  1. ^ A mission church is an outlying non-parish church, similar to a chapel of ease, established to reach those for whom the parish church would be inaccessible; it is directly supported by the parish or diocese.

References

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  1. ^ a b A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3, Ouse and Derwent Wapentake, and Part of Harthill Wapentake. London: Victoria County History. 1976. pp. 37–47. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Parish records of Hemingbrough". Archives Hub. Jisc. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Parish Profile for the Benefice of Riccall, Barlby, Hemingbrough & Cliffe". Church of England. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

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