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The Parish Church, Kirkby Stephen is an Anglican parish church in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.〔 The Buildings of England. Cumbria. Nikolaus Pevsner〕 The Church is Shared between the Anglican and Catholic Population of Kirkby Stephen, holding both Anglican Communion and Catholic Mass. ==History== Kirkby Stephen Parish Church is often called the "Cathedral of the Dales" and, in Cumbria, only Kendal Parish Church is larger. There have been three churches on this site. The first was built in Anglo-Saxon times; it was replaced in 1170 by a Norman church. This was replaced by the present building in 1240 and has been altered in the centuries since, being partly rebuilt in 1847 and restored in the 1870s. It is a Grade II * listed building. The church is approached from the market square, where it is almost hidden from view by the cloisters, built in 1810. The Church has no official dedication, but it is commonly known as St Stephen's, some sources state that there was a previous dedication to St John. 〔http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/webmap/thelakes/html/lgaz/lk10869.htm〕 The Church has 8 bells with the tenor weighing 15 cwt and tuned to F, all except the 7th bell were cast by John Warner & Sons of London in 1977, the 7th was cast by Edward Seller in 1849 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Stephen's Church, Kirkby Stephen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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