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Church of St Aidan

Gillamoor, GB

Church of St Aidan

St Aidan's Church is an Anglican church in Gillamoor, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A church was built in Gillamoor in the 12th century. In 1802, it was entirely rebuilt by the local stonemason James Smith, using stone from a redundant church in Bransdale. The church was restored in 1880

, from which time most of the details date. In 1902, it was again restored, this time by Temple Moore, replacing the tower with a belfry. It was grade II listed in 1955. The church is built in limestone, rendered on the north side, and has a stone flag roof. It consists of a continuous nave and chancel, and a south porch. At the west end is a square timber belfry with louvred openings, surmounted by a lead broach spire and a weathervane in the form of a fish. The porch is gabled, and has a round-arched opening, above which is a carving in high relief. Inside, there is a plain 12th-century font, a 17th-century communion table, a communion rail dating from about 1700, and a west screen incorporating a rail dating from 1682.

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