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Anglican church in East Layton, North Yorkshire, England

Christ Church is an Anglican church in East Layton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

A chapel in East Layton was first recorded in 1619. The current building was constructed in 1895, commissioned by Mrs Maynard Proud, and is still owned by her family trust. It was designed by James Pigott Pritchett Jr and Herbert Dewes Pritchett, and is said to be modelled on the design of Worcester Cathedral. It was originally a chapel of ease to St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick, and is now in the parish of St Cuthbert's Church, Forcett. It was grade II listed in 1969. In the 2010s, the owning family restored the church at a cost of £20,000. It is not licensed for weddings, but in 2014 it was granted a special licence by the Archbishop of York to hold its first ever marriage ceremony.

The church is built of stone with tile roofs, and is in the Perpendicular style. It has a cruciform plan, consisting of a nave, a south porch, north and south transepts, a chancel, and a tower at the crossing. The tower has octagonal diagonal buttresses rising to turret finials, three-light bell openings with hood moulds, and an embattled parapet. Inside, original fittings include the altar, reredos, pulpit, pews, vestry screen and font.

References

^ A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. 1914. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "Christ Church, East Layton". Stanwick Group of Churches. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ Historic England. "Christ Church (1157654)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ Wilkinson, Paul (29 August 2014). "Church breaks its duck with first wedding". Church Times. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) . 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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Benefice of Richmond	St Edmund, Marske St Mary, Richmond St Michael and All Angels, Downholme
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