St Andrew's Church, Haughton-le-Skerne
St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church in Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington. The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]
| St Andrew's Church | |
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| 54.53731°N 1.525083°W | |
| Location | Haughton Road/Salters Lane South, Haughton-le-Skerne, County Durham, DL1 2DD |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Open Evangelical |
| Website | Church website |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Completed | Circa 1100 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Haughton le Skerne |
| Deanery | Darlington |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Auckland |
| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Revd Mark East |
| NSM(s) | The Revd Susan Chew |
History
The church was originally built in the 12th century and restored in the 15th century. In 1795, it was expanded with the addition of transepts, a vestry and a south porch. Notable original features include Norman windows, pews, a pulpit and lectern that date to 1662 (the year of the Act of Uniformity), and a 15th-century font cover.[1] It is the oldest church in Darlington.[2]
Present day
On 28 April 1952, the church was designated a Grade I listed building.[1]
From 1993 to 2009, St Andrew's was associated with a church plant in a local school: having been closed because of a lack of leadership, the plant merged back into St Andrew's. The church stands in the Open Evangelical tradition of the Church of England.[2]
Notable clergy
- Bulkeley Bandinel, Bodley's Librarian, was rector from 1822 to 1855.
- Eleazar Duncon served as rector from 1633 until stripped of his church appointments during the English Civil War.
- Thomas Le Mesurier, noted polemicist, was rector from 1812 to 1822.
- Joanna Penberthy, the first female bishop in the Church in Wales, served as a deaconess in this parish from 1984 to 1985.[3]
- Noel Proctor, chaplain to HM Prison Manchester during the 1990 Strangeways Prison riot, served his curacy here from 1964 to 1967.
- John Wallis, antiquary and local historian, was a temporary curate in 1775.
References
- Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (1160229)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "St Andrew's Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington - PARISH PROFILE" (pdf). haughtonhub.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "New Bishop of St Davids elected". churchinwales.org.uk. The Church in Wales. Retrieved 2 November 2016.