All Saints Church, Darfield

Church in Darfield, South Yorkshire, England

Church in Darfield, England
53°32′01″N 1°22′11″W / 53.5337°N 1.3697°W / 53.5337; -1.3697OS grid referenceSE 41880 04306LocationDarfieldCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipBroad ChurchArchitectureHeritage designationGrade IDesignated14 October 1964AdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseDiocese of SheffieldArchdeaconryDoncasterDeaneryWathParishDarfieldClergyVicar(s)David Hildred

The Church of All Saints is the parish church in the village of Darfield in South Yorkshire, England.[1] It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Sheffield. The building is Grade I listed and was built in the 11th century AD with additions dating to the 14th and 15th centuries, and restorations taking place in 1849 and 1905.[2][3] The Corn Law repeal campaigner Ebenezer Elliot is buried in the churchyard which also contains monuments to the victims of the 1857 mining disaster at Lundhill Colliery[4] and the 1886 disaster at Houghton Main Colliery. The 1886 memorial was restored in 2011.[5] Between 1892 and 1934 the rector of All Saints was Canon Alfred Sorby who successfully argued in the High Court of Justice that on Ascension Day children attending a church service should not have to go to school. This ruling was known as the 'Darfield Judgement'.[6]

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References

  1. ^ All Saints Church, Darfield: monumental inscriptions, June 1988. Doncaster Society for Family History. 1988.
  2. ^ Kelly, E. R., ed. (1881). "Kelly's Directory of West Riding of Yorkshire, 1881. (Part 1)". London: Kelly & Co. p. 283. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ^ "About All Saints Church". All Saints Church Darfield. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Lundhill Colliery Memorial, Darfield, South Yorkshire". waymarking.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Darfield volunteers restore memorial to mining tragedy". BBC News. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  6. ^ Nizinskyj, Paul (2012). "Priest who changed statute books to have grave refurbished". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to All Saints church, Darfield.
  • Official website
  • Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade I) (1315015)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  • Historic England. "Monument to victims of Lundhill Colliery explosion (Grade II) (1293398)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  • Historic England. "Grave of Ebenezer Elliot (Grade II) (1151163)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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