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Updated 17 August 2010

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Welcome to St Mary's Church online.

 

St Mary's Church, Whitkirk is an attractive grade 1 listed building in East Leeds.  It is a prominent landmark and is usually floodlit at night.  

 

The engineer John Smeaton, who built the third Eddistone lighthouse in 1759 is buried just behind the main altar

 

Vicars can be traced back to AD 1185, but there was probably a church before that.

 

The present building is predominantly from the 14th and 15th centuries, with later additions and alterations.

 

Today it is the home of a vibrant church community and is well used by all sections of people from the locality.  It is part of the Church of England Diocese of Ripon & Leeds.

 

Please use the links on the left to navigate round this site.

 

Canon Ian Black

Vicar of Whitkirk

 

 

News, Forthcoming events and Special Services

 

Vicar’s Blog

 

Organ Appeal - how you can help

 

Arts Guild latest production: Tickets available

Little Shop of Horrors 7th - 11th September

 

Campaign to keep VAT relief on repairs to churches - this link takes you the online national petition.

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