The History of the Churches of the Western Dales
You can find below articles and information related to the churches of the Western Dales. We are very grateful to the authors who have contributed to these pages. If you would like to contribute an article to this collection, please email andy.burgess@westerndales.org.uk.
A photo of the East window in All Saints, Killington, by Christopher Whall, one of the leading lights in the development of the Arts and Crafts Movement approach to stained glass.
Memories of attending the Queen’s coronation in 1953.
St John the Evangelist’s Church is a Grade II listed place of worship in Cowgill.
The 12th Century church of St Andrew in Dent was rebuilt in 1417, and probably came under the care of the monks of Coversham Abbey, near Middleham. Further restorations took place in 1590, 1787 and 1889.
St Mark’s Church was built in 1847 to serve the people of Cautley, which is a sparsely populated dale running North from Sedbergh towards Kirkby Stephen.
A guide to the local stones used in St Andrew’s Dent.
A history of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Vicars of St Andrew’s Church, Sedbergh.
A history of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Vicars of St Andrew’s Church, Sedbergh.
A history of the Sixteenth Century Vicars of St Andrew’s Church, Sedbergh.
A history of the church in Dentdale, by David Boulton.
A history of the Church in Killington.