St James' Church, Great Ormside
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St James' Church, Great Ormside, from the southeast
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 St James' Church, Great Ormside
Location in Cumbria
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| Coordinates: 54°33′12″N 2°27′48″W / 54.5532°N 2.4632°W | |
| OS grid reference | NY 701 177 |
| Location | Great Ormside, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St James, Ormside |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 12 April 1984 |
| Architect(s) | C. J. Ferguson (restoration) |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Norman |
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| Materials | Sandstone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ormside |
| Deanery | Appleby |
| Archdeaconry | Carlisle |
| Diocese | Carlisle |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd Sarah Lunn |
St James' Church is in the village of Great Ormside, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Lawrence, Appleby, St John the Baptist, Murton, St Peter, Great Asby, St Cuthbert, Dufton, and St Margaret and St James, Long Marton to form the Heart of Eden benefice. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It stands on top of a circular mound overlooking the River Eden.
The mound on which the church stands was a sacred site before the coming of Christianity, and was used as a burial place by the Vikings. The date of the first Christian church on the site is unknown, but the nave of the present church dates from the late 11th century. A north aisle was added and the chancel was widened in about the middle of the 12th century. The west tower was built in the following century. In the early 16th century the chancel was further enlarged, making it wider than the nave. The Hilton chapel was built in 1723, replacing the former north aisle. The church was restored in 1885–86 by C. J. Ferguson at a cost of £732 (equivalent to £70,000 in 2015). During the restoration the north arcade was rebuilt, tracery was installed in the windows of the Hilton Chapel, and a new south doorway and porch were added to the west of the original doorway. In 1893 the tower was re-roofed.
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