St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple is a

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parish church in the

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Ainderby Steeple Ainderby Steeple is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. Ainderby Steeple is situated on the A684 approximately south-west of the County Town of Northallerton, and to the immediate east of Morton- ...

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History

The church dates from the first half of the fourteenth century. An earlier church, thought to be 12th century, occupied the site but this was rebuilt in around 1320. The tower was re-built in the 15th century and the church underwent restoration in 1870.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with *St Andrew's Church, Great Fencote *St Wilfrid's Church, Great Langton *St Mary's Church, Kirkby Fleetham * St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske * St Radegund's Church, Scruton *

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Organ

The organ was built in 1889 by

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at a cost of £320 and was opened on 8 April 1890 by Robert Mack, organist of Catterick Parish Church. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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Ainderby Ainderby Steeple is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. Ainderby Steeple is situated on the A684 approximately south-west of the County Town of Northallerton, and to the immediate east of Morton ...