St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick

St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick
A stone church in a graveyard seen from the southwest, with a prominent battlemented tower and the body of the church and porch stretching behind it
St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick, from the southeast
St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick is located in North Yorkshire
St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick
St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick
Location in North Yorkshire
54°30′10″N 1°42′56″W / 54.5028°N 1.7156°W / 54.5028; -1.7156
OS grid referenceNZ 185 119
LocationStanwick St John, North Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
History
DedicationJohn the Baptist
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated4 February 1969
Architect(s)Anthony Salvin (1868 restoration)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic, Gothic Revival
Completed1868
Specifications
MaterialsStone rubble, roofs in stone slate, artificial stone slate and lead

St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stanwick St John, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The site of the church is recognised as a Scheduled Monument, and it stands within the earthworks of Stanwick Camp,[2] a settlement originating in the early Iron Age.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Stanwick St. John (1167219)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 October 2012
  2. ^ a b Church of St John the Baptist, Stanwick, North Yorkshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 18 October 2016
  3. ^ Historic England, "Stanwick Late Iron Age oppidum, Iron Age and medieval settlement, early Christian church and sculpture and post-medieval emparkment, Stanwick St. John (1016199)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 December 2013