Upcoming Services and Events
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Parish Lunch October 10, 2024 12:30 - 14:30 The Queen's Head, Finghall, W Moor Ln, Finghall, Leyburn DL8 5ND, UK See more details
Church Services, Sunday 11th August
TRINITY 11 09:00 Patrick Brompton – Prayer & Praise09:00 Finghall at Hauxwell – Holy Communion11:00 Hornby – Morning Prayer11:00 Crakehall – Morning Prayer18:00 Spennithorne – BCP Evensong
Church Services, Sunday 4th August
Trinity 10 Services 09:00 Patrick Brompton – Family Service11:00 Spennithorne – Lammas Holy Communion11:00 Crakehall – Holy Communion14:00 Hornby – Baptism
Church Services, Sunday 28th July
Trinity 9 09:00 Patrick Brompton – Morning Prayer09:00 Spennithorne – Family Service11:00 Hornby – Holy Communion11:00 Crakehall – Morning Prayer17:00 Finghall – Evening Prayer
Church Services Sunday, 23rd June
Trinity 4 09:00 Spennithorne—Family Service09:00 Patrick Brompton – Morning Prayer11:00 Hornby – Holy Communion11:00 Crakehall – Morning Prayer17:00 Finghall – Evensong (Outside at St Andrew’s)
Church Services for Sunday, 5th May
6th Sunday of Easter Rogation Sunday is the day when the church has traditionally offered prayer for God’s blessings on the fruits of the earth and the labours of those…
About Us
St Andrew’s congregation values highly the warmth of its welcome and the feeling of togetherness and support amongst the members of our congregation. Our overriding aim is to make incarnate the love of God and the values of his kingdom in the community that we serve.
The church building is set in a delightful rural setting, embowered by fields and trees. Our next-door neighbours, a large static and touring campsite at Akebar, present an exciting mission field for the future. This year there was a much loved outdoor service, as well as a full range of Christmas carol services and our Maundy Thursday ‘foot washing services,’ all of which form part of our mission across the benefice; we would love these to continue.
Our vision is to see more people, of all ages, becoming members of our church family, not only on Sundays or within the church building; we are looking for opportunities to model God’s grace and love more effectively in the wider community.
We enjoy good ecumenical links with our Methodists brothers and sisters
Our Church Building
The church is a grade 2* listed building, with parts dating back to the mid-12th century, with later 14th century additions. The church has an open graveyard, which is maintained by the church.
Finghall village is home to about 160 people, and has an excellent pub, the Queen’s Head. Although small in size it is an active community with an annual barrel push and village fete which attracts people from a wide area. The village is mainly a farming community, together with some commuter workers and retired people. The Wensleydale Railway has a popular request station on the edge of the village, where one can sometimes catch sight of the steam train ‘taking on water’.
The parish also includes the village of Constable Burton, best known for its Hall, a handsome Palladian villa standing in extensive woodland and formal gardens which are open to the public. It was designed by the celebrated architect John Carr for Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, and completed in 1768. The village also boasts one of the best eateries in the Dale.
Finghall Photo Gallery
