All Saints Church, Darton

The Church of All Saints is the parish church in the village of Darton in South Yorkshire, England.[1][2] It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Leeds. The building is Grade I listed and was built in 1150.[3]

All Saints' Church, Darton
53.585°N 1.5325°W / 53.585; -1.5325
LocationDarton
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad church
Administration
ParishDarton
DeaneryBarnsley
ArchdeaconryPontefract
DioceseLeeds
ProvinceYork

History

The parish was created in 1150 with a church originally being constructed on the site by John de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln. The current church building dates from 1517 by Thomas de Tykyll after construction started in 1480.[3][4] The nave and the chancel remained as constructed. A north and south chapel building was created in the 1700s. The tower was constructed with a crenelated parapet though the pinnacles were removed in 1967.[3] The patron of the church was Walter Spencer-Stanhope in the late 1700s and early 1800s.[5] The church also had a parsonage attached to the church however the parsonage was demolished as part of construction work to build the M1 motorway.[6] In 1963, the church was granted grade I listed status by English Heritage.[3]

Theft

In 2015, the church was subject of a criminal investigation. The vicar of the church between 2007 and 2013 was accused of stealing £24,000 from the church by personally taking monies that were paid as part of Church of England wedding and funeral fees.[7] The vicar was found guilty but absconded to Germany before sentencing but handing himself in where he was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison.[8] The local parishioners stated that he was "not a man of God".[8]

References
  1. Addy, John (1963). Short History of All Saints Church, Darton, Yorkshire. Church Publishers.
  2. Peverell, Henry (1950). A History of All Saints' Parish Church, Darton, 1150-1950. British Publishing Company.
  3. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1286515)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. "Heritage InSPIREd: Barnsley". BBC. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. Taylor, Kate (2013). "Patronage". Wakefield Diocese: Celebrating 150 years. Canterbury Press. ISBN 1848255012.
  6. "West Riding of Yorkshire". Robertroebuckancestry.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. "Barnsley vicar 'pocketed' £24,000 in wedding and funeral fees". BBC News. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. Whitehead, Tom (28 July 2015). "Vicar who stole from parishioners was 'no man of God', says victim". Telegraph. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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