St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton
# St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton

St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of $England^{:387}$ in West Witton, North Yorkshire.

## History

The tower of the church dates from the 16th century. The rest was rebuilt in 1875 by John Bownas Atkinson (1807-1874) and William Atkinson (1811-1886), the cost of £1,100 (equivalent to £110,000 in 2021) paid for by Lord Bolton. The contractors were Messrs. Mawer and Pearson. It was re-opened by the Bishop of Ripon on 18 August 1875.

St Bartholomew's was featured in the British television series All Creatures Great and Small, in the episode "Cats & Dogs".

## Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

* Thornton Rust Mission Room
* St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth
* St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton
* St Mary's Church, Redmire
* St Margaret's Church, Preston-under-Scar
* Holy Trinity Church, Wensley

## Organ

A pipe organ was built by W.M. Hedgeland. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

