St Margaret's Church is a

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parish church in the Church of England in Hawes, North Yorkshire.

History

Also known as Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch, the church was built in 1851 to the designs of the architect A B Higham. It cost £2,200 () and was consecrated on 31 October 1851 by the Bishop of Ripon, Rt. Revd. Charles Longley. St margarets Hawes 9168

The church replaced the nearby village

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that was built in 1480. A monument over the north door with a Latin inscription commemorating Reverend Charles Udal (d. 1782), priest 1750 - 1781, predates the current building. Furniture inside the church is from the 1930s.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with *

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* St Mary and St John's Church, Hardraw *

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Organ

A pipe organ was built by T. Hopkins and Son. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

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