English Heritage sites near Over Wyresdale Parish
WARTON OLD RECTORY
12 miles from Over Wyresdale Parish
A rare survival of a large 14th-century stone house with great hall and chambers. It served as a residence and courthouse for the wealthy and powerful rectors of Warton.
SAWLEY ABBEY
14 miles from Over Wyresdale Parish
The remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills.
WHALLEY ABBEY GATEHOUSE
15 miles from Over Wyresdale Parish
The 14th century gatehouse of the nearby Cistercian abbey, which was the second wealthiest monastery in Lancashire. The first floor of the gatehouse was probably a chapel.
PIEL CASTLE
22 miles from Over Wyresdale Parish
The impressive ruins of a 14th-century castle with a massive keep, inner and outer baileys, and towered curtain walls still standing.
GOODSHAW CHAPEL
23 miles from Over Wyresdale Parish
English Heritage's only Nonconformist place of worship, this atmospheric Baptist chapel displays a complete set of box-pews, galleries and pulpit dating from c. 1742 to 1809.
BOW BRIDGE
24 miles from Over Wyresdale Parish
This narrow 15th-century stone bridge across Mill Beck carried an old packhorse route to nearby Furness Abbey.
Churches in Over Wyresdale Parish
Christ Church
Over Wyresdale
Lancaster
(01524) 793125
http://dqowbenefice.co.uk/
Christ Church, Over Wyresdale is known as 'The Shepherd's Church' and is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty within North Lancashire with stunning views over the surrounding hills. We are a friendly, welcoming church which seeks to share the love of God with our local community and the wider world.
There has almost certainly been a church on this site since the fourteenth century or possibly earlier. Records show the existence of a chapel on the site in 1570; a faculty for the pulling down of this chapel and the building of a church was granted in 1733. Christ Church was restored in 1853 and again in 1894, this time by Philip, 4th Earl of Sefton. At this time three beautiful stained glass windows were inserted in the new chancel. All the windows in the nave were replaced under the auspices of the Sefton family; sheep form part of every scene depicted.
We look forward to welcoming you to our church and the beautiful area in which we live and work.
If you have any questions about our church, our worship or about weddings and baptisms please send us an e-mail from the Contact page.
'The Shepherd' is the Christ Church parish magazine and it is published on a quarterly basis.
No churches found in Over Wyresdale Parish