St Mary, Wycliffe
St Mary, Wycliffe
St Mary’s at Wycliffe, on the south bank of the Tees in County Durham, is a Grade I Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Leeds (archdeaconry of Richmond and Craven), associated with the Wycliffe family.
- Location
- Wycliffe, County Durham
- Country
- England
- County
- County Durham
- City / town
- Wycliffe
- Address
- Wycliffe, County Durham, DL12 9TS
- Postcode
- DL12 9TS
- Built
- Mid C13; remodelled mid C14; restored late C19
- Architect
- Sir William Whitfield (1963 fittings and ceiling)
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Mary
- Diocese
- Leeds
- Parish
- Wycliffe
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Early English and Decorated
- Materials
- Rubble with re-used squared blocks in the west end and lower courses; cut dressings; graduated stone slates on porch and vestry
- Grid reference
- NZ 116 143
- Opening hours
- The church is usually open from about 9.30am to 5pm (save during the current pandemic). When closed, arrangements can be made to visit by telephoning 01833 627540 or 07778318503. Parking is available by driving into the hamlet of Wycliffe, past the footpath on the right leading to the church, until the road surface changes to concrete. There are 6 car parking places available.
Overview
Historic England lists the Church of St Mary (NHLE 1322763, listed 12 January 1967). The list records a mid-thirteenth-century parish church, remodelled in the mid fourteenth century and restored in the late nineteenth century: rubble with re-used squared blocks, an aisleless four-bay nave with south porch, a three-bay chancel deflected to the south, and a gabled west bellcote. Saxon carved stones nearby indicate an earlier church. National Churches Trust notes a tradition of foundation under Bishop Ecgred of Lindisfarne around 840, a rich collection of medieval stained glass (among the best in the county after Durham Cathedral), Clayton and Bell glass in the east and west windows, a 1963 ceiling by Sir William Whitfield, and furnishings by Robert Thompson of Kilburn (the Mouseman). There is no separate parish website.