All Saints' Church, Rufforth

All Saints' Church is the parish church of the village of Rufforth, in the rural western part of the City of York, in England.

A church was constructed on the site in the 12th century. It was restored in 1832.^[1] In 1866, it was described as "much modernised" and "scarcely worth notice". At the time, its nave and chancel were of almost equal length. Its porch was recently-built of brick, and it also had a recently-added belfry.^[2]

However, by the late 19th century, the church was in poor repair.^[3] From 1894 to 1895, it was demolished, and a new church designed by James Demaine and Walter Brierley was constructed,^[4] to seat a congregation of 120.^[5] The church was grade II listed in 1987.^[4] It was refurbished in 1998, and in 2008, its peal of bells was increased from 3 to 6.^[5]

The church is built of stone, some of which is reused from the Mediaeval church,^[5] and is in the neo-Gothic style. It has a nave of four bays, with a single bay chancel, an aisle, and a south porch, containing a 12th century doorway. There is also a tower on the south side, which has a staircase turret at its west end, and has a small spire. There is a small 12th century doorway in its south wall, a survival from the Mediaeval church. In the north aisle are two windows from the original church, the former church's main east window in the east wall, and a smaller window in the west wall.^[4][2] The ceiling is barrel-vaulted in oak, and has carved bosses and other carved figures.^[5]

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53°57′22″N 1°11′49″W / 53.956°N 1.197°W / 53.956; -1.197

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