St Michael's Church, Barton

St Michael's Church
St Michael's Church from the southeast
St Michael's Church is located in the former Eden District
St Michael's Church
St Michael's Church
Location in Eden, Cumbria
St Michael's Church is located in Cumbria
St Michael's Church
St Michael's Church
Location in Cumbria, England
54°37′47″N 2°47′43″W / 54.6298°N 2.7954°W / 54.6298; -2.7954
OS grid referenceNY 488 264
LocationBarton, Cumbria
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Michael, Barton
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated6 February 1968
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNorman, Gothic
Specifications
MaterialsStone, slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseCarlisle
ArchdeaconryCarlisle
DeaneryPenrith
ParishBarton
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd David C. Wood
Laity
Reader(s)Alan Wright

St Michael's Church is in the village of Barton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Penrith, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Paul, Pooley Bridge, St Peter, Martindale, and St Martin, Martindale.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[2] It stands in a circular churchyard, and possesses the only central Norman tower on a medieval church in Cumbria.[3]

  1. ^ St Michael, Barton, Tirril, near Penrith, Church of England, retrieved 25 June 2012
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Barton (1326830)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 June 2012
  3. ^ Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010) [1967], Cumbria, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 144, ISBN 978-0-300-12663-1