Warley / Warley Town / Werlay / Werlafeslei
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view of church exterior - northwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "St John the Evangelist's Church, Warley. This church is Grade II listed, and was built in 1877-78, designed by William Swinden Barber of Halifax. The clock faces were added in 1905."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Humphrey Bolton, 2014
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 10 October 2014 by Humphrey Bolton [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4199927] [accessed 3 December 2018]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 21910WAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Evangelist
Church Location: 7 Windle Royd Lane, Warley, Halifax HX2 7LY, UK -- Tel.: +44 1422 363623
Country Name: England
Location: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A6139-A646 crossroads, WSW of Halifax
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Leeds
Historical Region: Hundred of Morley -- formerly WRYrks
Century and Period: 11th century, Pre-Conquest? / Norman
Font Notes:
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There is an entry for this Warley [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SE0524/warley/] [accessed 3 December 2018]; it reports three priests and two churches in it. The entry for this church in Historic England [List Entry Number: 1259129] notes: "Parish church in simple Gothic style [...] Built in 1877-78 by William Swinden Barber (fl 1855-98) [...] Most of the original furnishings have been removed. The octagonal font is on a stem of quatrefoil section."
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.72123, -1.9021
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 43′ 16.43″ N, 1° 54′ 7.56″ W
UTM: 30U 572445 5953066