Kirkharle

Title

Kirkharle

Dates

Founded mid-12th century; Premonstratensian possession until 1530s

Dedication

Wilfrid

Affiliation

Blanchland

Medieval Diocese

Durham

History

A parish church dependent on the Premonstratensian abbey of Blanchland. It was given to Blanchland around 1165 by Walter de Bolbec, although the current church on the site dates to the 14th century.

Status

Parish church

Bibliography

Ryder, Peter F. “The Church of St Wilfrid, Kirkharle: An Archaeological Assessment,” May 2006. https://d3hgrlq6yacptf.cloudfront.net/5fbc2ba5a8086/content/pages/documents/1607454390.pdf.

Image Credit

St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle, 2007. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Northern England

Citation

“Kirkharle,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/875.

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