Witton-le-Wear Sts Philip & James

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Witton-le-Wear Sts Philip & James

[Population 1911: 2,234]

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The Church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Philip & St. James, and was formerly prebendal to Auckland College. It is situated on the north-side of the road through the village, and consists of a nave and north aisle, a chancel, and a low western tower. The north-wall was taken down, and rebuilt in the early part of the present century; a western gallery was erected in 1780, and another has since been added above the north aisle. The church was re-roofed and otherwise repaired about the year 1850, at a cost of £100. It contains a fine stained glass window, the gift of Donald Maclean, Esq., M.P., in 1845; and also an organ, which has been recently erected. Accommodation is provided for about three hundred persons. The parish register commences in 1558. The living is a curacy, not in charge, in the Deanery of Darlington; the owners of Witton Castle estate are the patrons and impropriators. It is of the certified value of £11 10s. In 1723 the living was augmented by £400 from Queen Anne's Bounty and voluntary subscriptions; and a similar sum was added in 1754. It also receives £10 per annum from Lord Crewe's trustees. In 1835, the income was stated at £97 per annum. The Rev. Lawrence L. Brown is the incumbent. [Whellan's History, Topography and Directory of Durham (and Newcastle) (1856), page 339.]

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