List of Commissioners' churches in Yorkshire
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Commissioners' church A Commissioners' church, also known as a Waterloo church and Million Act church, is an Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by Parliament as a result of the Church Building Acts of 1818 and 1824. The 1818 Act supplie ...
is an Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by
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as a result of the Church Building Act 1818, and subsequent related
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. Such churches have been given a number of titles, including "Commissioners' Churches", "Waterloo Churches" and "Million Act Churches". In some cases the Commissioners provided the full cost of the new church; in other cases they provided a grant and the balance was raised locally. This list contains the Commissioners' churches in
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See also

* List of Commissioners' churches in eastern England *
List of Commissioners' churches in the English Midlands A Commissioners' church is an Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament as a result of the Church Building Act 1818, and subsequent related Act of Parliament, Acts. Such churches ...
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List of Commissioners' churches in London A Commissioners' church is an Anglicanism, Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament as a result of the Church Building Act 1818, and subsequent related Act of Parliament, Acts. S ...
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List of Commissioners' churches in Northeast and Northwest England A Commissioners' church is an Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by Parliament as a result of the Church Building Act 1818, and subsequent related Acts. Such churches have been given a number of titles, including "Comm ...
* List of Commissioners' churches in southwest England * List of Commissioners' churches in Wales


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Citations Sources * * {{refend Yorkshire Commissioners' churches Churches in Yorkshire Commissioners' churches in Yorkshire Lists of buildings and structures in Yorkshire Church of England church buildings in Yorkshire