Church of the Venerable Bede, Leavening

The Church of the Venerable Bede is an Anglican church in Leavening, North Yorkshire, a village in England.

The building was constructed in 1850, as the village school.[1] In 1907, a larger school was opened, and the building became the village institute, also seeing use as an additional classroom. In 1965, it was converted into a church, dedicated to the Venerable Bede, a chapel of ease to St John the Baptist's Church, Acklam. In 2008, it was restored and reordered, the work including a move of the altar to the south-east end, an extension to the north-east providing an entrance hall and toilet, and conversion of the former sanctuary to a vestry and kitchen. Since then, the building has been shared with the local Methodist congregation.[2][3][4]

Inside the church, the altar, candlesticks and cross were designed by George Pace. There is also the Leavening Embroidery, a 21st-century work depicting the seasons and local activities.[3]

References

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  1. ^ History, Topography, and Directory of East Yorkshire (with Hull). T. Bulmer. 1892.
  2. ^ "History of Leavening Methodist Chapel". Methodist Churches in Ryedale, North Yorkshire. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Venerable Bede". National Churches Trust. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  4. ^ "fonds PR/ACK - Parish records of Acklam and Leavening". Borthwick Institute. University of York. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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