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Church of St Leonard

A Grade II* Listed Building in Reighton, North Yorkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.1552 / 54°9'18"N

Longitude: -0.2384 / 0°14'18"W

OS Eastings: 515135

OS Northings: 474699

OS Grid: TA151746

Mapcode National: GBR VNSD.57

Mapcode Global: WHHDT.9TQF

Plus Code: 9C6X5Q46+3J

Entry Name: Church of St Leonard

Listing Date: 30 June 1966

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1148130

English Heritage Legacy ID: 327025

ID on this website: 101148130

Location: Speeton, North Yorkshire, YO14

County: North Yorkshire

District: Scarborough

Civil Parish: Reighton

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Reighton St Peter

Church of England Diocese: York

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Description


TA 17 SE REIGHTON THE VILLAGE STREET
(north side, off)
Speeton
9/88 Church of St Leonard
30.6.66

GV II*


Church. Early C12, with restorations 1905, 1911, 1976. Squared sandstone
on plinth, with pantile roof. Nave and chancel, west tower. 3-stage,
stepped tower with swept, pyramidal roof. Round-headed bell openings to all
faces of upper stage. C20 door in flat topped opening in south wall with a
variety of windows in enlarged openings to right. A rudimentary mass clock
is scratched into the quoins to the right of the centre window. C19 lancets
Flank tower. No openings to north and east. Interior: early C12 chancel
arch on quoined jambs with chamfered abaci. Two trefoil-headed piscinae in
north chancel wall. To right of sanctuary, a statue niche with carved
bracketed base and a portion of carved canopy, and square projecting alns
box. Portions of Anglo-Danish carving incorporated in masonry at the west
end of the north wall. Norman tub font.


Listing NGR: TA1513574699

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