St Thomas, Scotton
St Thomas, Scotton
St Thomas’s is a Victorian parish church on Main Street, Scotton, near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, in the Diocese of Leeds.
- Location
- Scotton, Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Yorkshire
- City / town
- Scotton
- Address
- Main Street, Scotton, Yorkshire, HG5 9HY
- Postcode
- HG5 9HY
- Built
- 1888–89
- Consecrated
- May 1889
- Architect
- C Hodgson Fowler
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Thomas
- Diocese
- Leeds
- Parish
- Scotton
- Style
- Victorian Gothic
- Opening hours
- The church is open Saturday and Sunday from 9am to dusk.
- Access
- Level access throughout. Level access to the main areas. Ramp or level access available on request
Overview
The Church Heritage Record and parish history state that the present church is not listed. A medieval chapel in Scotton later fell into disrepair. In 1349 William de Nessfield, lord of the manor, re-established a church dedicated to Our Lady; it closed at the Dissolution in 1548, after which villagers worshipped at Farnham or in houses. In 1886 Sister Katherine founded a fund for a new church. The site was a pre-Roman long barrow, about 60 feet high, flattened by local farmers before building.
The foundation stone was laid on 19 July 1888. Pevsner names C. Hodgson Fowler as architect. The Bishop of Ripon dedicated the church to St Thomas the Apostle in May 1889 as a chapel of ease to Farnham; it was licensed for marriages in 1922. The building comprises a nave and chancel of the same height, with a bellcote over the junction. The east window has stained glass designed by Ann Sotheran (also given as Anne Southeran), installed in 1996 in memory of the Thackery family. The interior includes woodwork by Robert Thompson of Kilburn.