St Leonard's Church, Welbury

St Leonard's Church is the parish church of Welbury, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The church was probably built in the 12th century. It was largely rebuilt in 1815, then in 1877, William Searle Hicks rebuilt the chancel, leaving little of the Mediaeval structure intact. The building was grade II listed in 1970.[1][2][3]

The church is built of stone with a slate roof. It consists of a nave with a south porch, and a lower chancel with a north vestry. At the west end is a double bellcote with ogee-headed openings and an embattled pediment. The porch is gabled, and contains a doorway with a chamfered surround, a pointed arch, and a hood mould, above which is a sundial. Inside are some reset 12th-century stones with zigzag carving.[3][4]

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  1. ^ Page, William (1923). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  2. ^ Whellan, Thomas (1859). History and Topography of the City of York and the North Riding of Yorkshire. Beverley: John Green.
  3. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Leonard, Welbury (1190649)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  4. ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.

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