St Stephen, East Harwick
St Stephen, East Hardwick
St Stephen’s on Church Lane, East Hardwick, near Pontefract, is an unlisted cruciform parish church of 1873 in Early English style, in the Diocese of Leeds. (The D1 title uses the spelling East Harwick; the village and parish are East Hardwick.)
- Location
- East Harwick, Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Yorkshire
- City / town
- East Harwick
- Address
- Church Lane, East Harwick, Yorkshire, WF8 3DW
- Postcode
- WF8 3DW
- Built
- 1873 (foundation stone 23 October 1872); stone tower 1927
- Consecrated
- 25 November 1874
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Stephen
- Diocese
- Leeds
- Parish
- St Stephen, East Hardwick
- Style
- Early English Gothic Revival
- Materials
- Coursed local stone, Welsh slate roof
- Grid reference
- SE 463 185
- Opening hours
- Although the church is usually kept locked, we are happy to open up for you to visit at any time. Please contact Barbara on 01977 620338 or Pete on 01977 791063.
- Access
- Ramp or level access available on request. Accessible toilets in church
Overview
A chapel and free school endowed by Stephen Cawood in 1653 stood nearby from about 1660. That chapel was demolished in 1873. The Marquess of Ripon laid the foundation stone of the present church on 23 October 1872; Archbishop Thomson of York consecrated it on 25 November 1874. Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust records coursed local stone and a Welsh slate roof. A wooden central turret was replaced in 1927 by a castellated stone tower housing three steel bells. The Church Heritage Record states that the building is not listed; East Hardwick’s Grade II entries are a house, a farmhouse and a village pump. The parish website is ststephenseasthardwick.org.uk.