St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Embsay with Eastby, a parish in North Yorkshire, in England.
Embsay Priory was founded in 1120.[1] After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, a chapel was maintained for worship for many years, but eventually closed. In 1853, a new church was built on the site of the priory, to cater for a growing population, working in the textile industry.[2] It was designed by G. T. Shaw. The church was grade II listed in 1987.[3] In 2015, the church received a £92,000 grant to fund the restoration of its roof.[4]
The church is built of sandstone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel, a north vestry and a west tower. The tower has two stages, angle buttresses, a two-light mullioned window with a hood mould, two-light bell openings with hood moulds, and an embattled parapet.[3][5]
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edit- ^ "Embsay Priory". Out of Oblivion. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1848). A Topographical Dictionary of England. London. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1301524)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Moore, Lindsey (10 December 2015). "Embsay Church wins £92,000 grant for its Roof for the Future project". Craven Herald. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Leach, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009). Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12665-5.