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Holy Innocents Churchyard (Church Demolished), Spennymoor

Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ268340

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The Church, dedicated to Holy Innocents, is situated at Mount Pleasant, and was built in 1866 at a cost of £1788. Since then, extensive alterations and improvements have been made at a further cost of £1000. The church now consists of nave and chancel, porch and tower, surmounted by a small spire. The porch and tower form part of the improvements; the tower is square and embattled; the east window is filled with stained glass. The church, which stands enclosed in a large burial-ground, will seat 413. The living is a vicarage, valued at £300, is the gift of the Dean and Chapter, and is held by the Rev. Samuel McKinnon Thompson, M.A. The vicarage is a good stone house, situated at Tudhoe.