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Church of Saint John the Baptist

A Grade I Listed Building in Cayton, North Yorkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.2348 / 54°14'5"N

Longitude: -0.3804 / 0°22'49"W

OS Eastings: 505660

OS Northings: 483331

OS Grid: TA056833

Mapcode National: GBR TMSG.FQ

Mapcode Global: WHGC7.4T3D

Plus Code: 9C6X6JM9+WR

Entry Name: Church of Saint John the Baptist

Listing Date: 18 January 1967

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1148133

English Heritage Legacy ID: 327032

ID on this website: 101148133

Location: St John the Baptist's Church, Cayton, North Yorkshire, YO11

County: North Yorkshire

District: Scarborough

Civil Parish: Cayton

Built-Up Area: Scarborough

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Cayton St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: York

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Description


the entry for

CAYTON CHURCH LANE
TA 08 SE
5/1 (east side)
Church of St John the
Baptist
Shall be amended to

TA 08 SE CAYTON CHURCH LANE
5/2 (east side)
Church of St John the Baptist

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CAYTON CHURCH LANE
TA 08 SE (east side)
5/1
Church of Saint John the
18.1.67 Baptist

GV I

Church. C12 nave and chancel; C15 tower and north chapel; restored in C19.
Coursed sandstone, on plinth, with slate roof. West tower; 2-bay nave and
north aisle; south porch; chancel with north chapel and vestry. 3-stage,
embattled tower with pinnacles and diagonal buttresses with offsets. 2-
light, flat-topped bell openings to upper stage; similar opening to lowest
stage to west; slit opening to south to light tower staircase. Round-
arched, gabled porch contains a fine C12 doorway of three orders, enriched
with chevron moulding, on shafts with scalloped capitals. All windows are
C19 restorations, most 2-light with Geometrical tracery. East window of 3-
lights, reticulated tracery under pointed, corbelled hoodmould. In the
south wall of the chancel is an arched tomb niche. Interior: C12 arcade of
slightly pointed arches on cylindrical pier and responds, with cushion
capitals and square abaci. C15 double-chamfered chancel arch on half-
octagonal responds. Trefoil-headed piscina in south wall of chancel.
Timber door and doorframe to tower dated 1678. C12 tub font on C19 base.
Monuments: slab on chancel floor with brass inscription to Robert Bard,
d1452. Early C18 slab with armorial bearing, to John (d1702) and Barbara
(d1705) Bielby. Marble wall cartouche with acanthus leaves, scrolls and
crest, to Susannah Bielby, c1715. C18 charity board recording bequesL oF
Elisha Trott.


Listing NGR: TA0566183330

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