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Church of St James, Baldersby
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The Church of St James is a Church of England parish church in Baldersby St James, North Yorkshire. This Victorian church is a Grade I listed building and was designed by William Butterfield.
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History
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St James' was built between 1856 and 1858, and was designed by William Butterfield.[1] It had been commissioned by William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe.[2] It is made of snecked stone with ashlar details and has a red tile roof.[1] It is High Victorian in style.[1] The church consists of a west tower, a five-bay aisled nave, a south porch, and a two-bay unaisled chancel.[1]
The grounds of the church and its churchyard measure 1.38 acres.[2] The wall of the churchyard is itself a Grade II listed structure.[3] The church has a lych gate which is Grade I listed.[4] The church itself was designated a grade I listed building on 26 May 1971.[1]
Present day
The parish of Baldersby with Dishforth is in the Archdeaconry of Cleveland of the Diocese of York.[5]
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Notable burials
The burials in the churchyard date from 1857 and include the following:[2]
- The Revd George Boddy, former vicar of St James'
- John Brennand, High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1915 to 1916, and his wife
- William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe (1812–1857), and his wife, and her second husband
- The Revd Thomas Foulkes, former vicar of St James'
- The Revd Brian Johnson, former vicar of St James'
- The Revd Zechariah Jones, former vicar of St James'
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