St John the Baptist Church, Adel

St John the Baptist Church
Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Adel
53°51′27″N 1°35′02″W / 53.85763°N 1.58395°W / 53.85763; -1.58395
Location	Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	www.adelstjohnchurch.org.uk
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed building
Architectural type	Romanesque
Specifications
Materials	Gritstone with stone slate roof
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Leeds
Episcopal area	Leeds
Archdeaconry	Leeds
Deanery	Headingley
Parish	Adel
Clergy
Priest in charge	The Revd Alison Battye

The Grade I listed, mainly Norman Church of Saint John the Baptist in Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England has been described by Nicholas Pevsner as 'one of the best and most complete Norman churches in Yorkshire'.^[1] It is most notable for its magnificent south doorway with surrounding carvings, and highly carved Norman chancel arch. There is also a replica of a 13th-century sanctuary ring on the exterior of the south door, the original having unfortunately been stolen in 2002. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.