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Christ Church is located on Stockton Lane in
Heworth, York Heworth is part of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England, about north-east of the centre. No longer in general referred to as a village, "Heworth Village" is now the name of a specific road. The name "Heworth" is Old English language, A ...
, England. It was opened in March 1964. It has been called "one of the most pleasing modern churches."Stacpoole, Alberic (1972).
The Noble City of York
'. York: Cerialis Press. pg. 360. The same text is repeated in Gee, Eric A. (1979)
The Architecture of York
'. Cerialis Press. pg. 37.
The building design is attributed to 'M. Menim;' this may have been A. Michael Mennim, who designed a number of churches in the York area. The church was originally a daughter church of Holy Trinity Church in Heworth, but was separated into its own
ecclesiastical parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish priest ...
in 1998. The church is also used as a dance-hall and meeting place for local community groups, such as the York Minster Scout Group.


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Heworth Christ Church York
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