St Mary's Church, Wath

St Mary's Church is the parish church of Wath, a village near Ripon in North Yorkshire, in England.

The church was built in the 13th century and a vestry was added in the 15th century. The roofs were lowered and the chancel and transept arches removed in 1629, then a tower was added in 1812. The church was restored in 1873, and the roofs were replaced in the 20th century. The building was grade II* listed in 1955.[1][2] In 2026, a new stone and glass porch was added to improve accessibility and heat retention.[3]

The church is built of stone with cobbles, and consists of a nave, a south transept, a chancel with a north vestry and organ chamber, and a west tower. The tower has five stages, string courses, clock faces, two-light bell openings, and an embattled parapet with corner finials. Fragments of Saxon crosses are embedded in the north wall of the organ chamber. In the south transept, there is a 13th-century piscina, 15th-century brass monuments, and a tomb recess. The chancel has a double piscina, three sedilia, and a 14th-century wooden chest.[2][4]

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  1. ^ Page, William (1914). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Wath (1173160)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. ^ Engelbrecht, Gavin (20 January 2026). "St Mary's church in Wath opens new glass entrance". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 28 February 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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