St Augustine's Church, Skirlaugh
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St Augustine's Church, Skirlaugh
Image: © Paul Glazzard Taken: 7 Sep 2007
Built in around 1400 in the style of a college chapel for Walter Skirlaw, bishop of Durham, who was born in Skirlaugh and died in 1406. The congregations of Skirlaugh Parish Church and of Skirlaugh Methodist Church were united here under one roof in 1982.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.84083
Longitude
-0.266331