Kettlewell

Title

Kettlewell

Dates

Founded 12th c.?

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Coverham

Medieval Diocese

York

History

The parish church of Kettleham was in the possession of the Premonstratensian abbey of Coverham by the 14th century. The current church on the site dates to the 19th century, but retains the original medieval font.

Heads of Community

Vicars

Thomas de Bruton, fl. 1348
John de Ryply, fl. 1367
Robert Monkton, fl. 1412
John Cartmell, fl. mid 15th c.
John York, fl. 1476
Thomas Wensley, fl. 1495
Christopher Hilton, fl. 1511
John Gysburgh, fl. 1521
Gervais Marrick, fl. 1521

Status

Parish church

Bibliography

Whitaker, Thomas Dunham. “Parish of Kettlewell.” In The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven, in the County of York, 411–17. London: Nichols, 1805. https://archive.org/details/historyantiquiti00whit/page/410.

Image Credit

"Kettlewell" as shown in John Speed, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine (1611/12). University of Cambridge Digital Library.

Files

Collection

Northern England

Citation

“Kettlewell,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/848.

Geolocation