St John's Church, Newton-on-Rawcliffe

St John's Church is an Anglican church in Newton-on-Rawcliffe, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

For many years, Newton-on-Rawcliffe lay in the parish of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Pickering. A small wooden chapel of ease was built in the village in 1689. By 1870, the building was in poor condition, so it was demolished and replaced by a new building in the Early English style.[1][2]

The church consists of an undivided nave and chancel, a north vestry and a south porch. The building is six bays long, and at the west end there is a bellcote with two bells. The church has three lancet windows at the east end, and three at the west end.[2] Inside are a chair and prayer stool made by Robert Thompson. The church clock, made by G. T. F. Newey in 1927, has a six-legged gravity escapement.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Samuel (1848). A Topographical Dictionary of England. London. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b Page, William (1923). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ^ "A place of peace". Gazette & Herald. 8 May 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2026.

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