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St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple
54°19′22.92″N 1°29′10.39″W / 54.3230333°N 1.4862194°W / 54.3230333; -1.4862194
OS grid reference	SE 33463 92097
Location	Ainderby Steeple, North Yorkshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	lowerswalechurches.org.uk
History
Dedication	St Helen
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Leeds
Archdeaconry	Richmond and Craven
Deanery	Wensley
Parish	Ainderby Steeple with Yafforth and Kirby Wiske with Maunby

St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Ainderby Steeple, North Yorkshire.

History

The church dates from the first half of the fourteenth century. An earlier church, thought to be 12th century, occupied the site but this was rebuilt in around 1320. The tower was re-built in the 15th century and the church underwent restoration in 1870.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

• St Andrew's Church, Great Fencote
• St Wilfrid's Church, Great Langton
• St Mary's Church, Kirkby Fleetham
• St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske
• St Radegund's Church, Scruton
• All Saints' Church, Yafforth

Organ

The organ was built in 1889 by Forster and Andrews at a cost of £320 and was opened on 8 April 1890 by Robert Mack, organist of Catterick Parish Church. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Hambleton
• Listed buildings in Ainderby Steeple

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1315088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
2. "St Helen, Ainderby Steeple". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
3. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. p. 56. ISBN 0140710299.
4. Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Ainderby Steeple". A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London. pp. 144–150. Retrieved 3 January 2017 – via British History Online.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
5. "Organ opening at Ainderby Steeple". The York Herald. England. 9 April 1890. Retrieved 26 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "NPOR [N12157]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

• Church of England church buildings in North Yorkshire
• Grade I listed churches in North Yorkshire