THE WENT VALLEY PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE OF LEEDS
MEMORIES OF DARRINGTON AND WENTBRIDGE
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St Luke’s Church has stood on its present spot since before 1086AD. There was a Church and a priest here at Domesday. St John’s Church Wentbridge was only built in 1876, but there was a Chapel belonging to the Knights Hospitaller, until 1535, which stood just east of the present Church and across the River Went. Darrington Church has changed little over the centuries, though the present pews are replacements for the box pews, and the rood screen is no longer present. The Stapleton Chapel was a 14th century addition to the Church, and predates the Black Death of 1348 - 1349.
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St Luke’s Darrington St Peter, Kirk Smeaaton St John, Wentbridge