Historic churches · Yorkshire & the Humber
St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury
St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury — Grade I listed church in Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1791. Designed by John Carr. Built in the Georgian architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.6610°, -1.5548°.
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St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury is in Horbury, West Yorkshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church and part of the Wakefield deanery in the archdeaconry of Pontefract, diocese of Wakefield and commonly known as St Peter's. It is on the site of a Norman church built in about 1100, and probably an Anglo-Saxon church before that. The present church, by local architect John Carr, was completed in 1794. It is a prominent local landmark and has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.
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- Coordinates
- 53.6610, -1.5548
- District
- Wakefield
- Parish
- Wakefield, unparished area
- Postcode
- WF4 6LT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Established
- 1791
- Official site
- horburystpeterandstjohn.weebly.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595359 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Peter and St Leonard Horbury - geograph.org.uk - 344703.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury?
- St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury is in Yorkshire & the Humber, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.6610°, -1.5548°.
- When was St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury built?
- St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury dates to 1791 — the Georgian period. It was designed by John Carr.
- Who designed St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury?
- St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury was designed by John Carr, in the Georgian architecture style.
- Is St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury a listed building?
- St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.