Church of St James, Baldersby
| Church of St James, Baldersby | |
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| 54°11′14″N 1°26′25″W / 54.1871°N 1.4403°W | |
| Location | Wide Howe Lane, Baldersby St James, North Yorkshire, YO7 4PT |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St James the Greater |
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| Status | Active |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Architect(s) | William Butterfield |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Baldersby with Dishforth |
| Deanery | Mowbray |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Cleveland |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Susanne Jukes |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Andrew Thomas |
| Churchwarden(s) | Terry Potter, Norman Wharton, and Rosemarie Carter |
The Church of St James is a Church of England parish church in Baldersby St James, North Yorkshire. This Victorian church is a grade I listed building, and was designed by William Butterfield.
St James' was built between 1856 and 1858, and had been designed by William Butterfield. It had been commissioned by William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe. It is made of snecked stone with ashlar details and has a red tile roof. It is High Victorian in style. The church consists of a west tower, a five-bay aisled nave, a south porch, and a two-bay unaisled chancel.
The grounds of the church and its churchyard measure 1.38 acres. The wall of the churchyard is itself a grade II listed structure. The church has a lych gate which is grade I listed. The church itself was designated a grade I listed building on 26 May 1971.
The parish of Baldersby with Dishforth is in the Archdeaconry of Cleveland of the Diocese of York.
The burials in the churchyard date from 1857 and include the following:
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