St Oswald’s, Hauxwell

Upcoming Services and Events

All Souls Service

September 30, 2023

Thursday 2nd November 18:00 St Mary’s Hornby As the leaves begin to fallwe pause to rememberthose we lovebut see no more

Church Services for October & November 2023

September 30, 2023

Hauxwell Harvest Festival

September 30, 2023

with Hunton Ladies Choir Sunday 1st October 17:00 at St Oswald’s Church Hauxwell Supporting Hambleton Foodsare and The Addington Fund

Church Services for September & October 2023

September 2, 2023

T.O.A.S.T

July 29, 2023

Time On A Sunday Together Family Café Church Hunton Village Hall Sun 30th July 16:00

Service Rota for June & July 2023

May 25, 2023

2023 AMP & APCM Result of Elections

May 25, 2023

In the Deanery of Wensley for the Benefice of Lower Wensleydale The following were elected as Churchwardens: St Andrew’s FinghallMrs Marjorie BLAKEVacant St Gregory’s CrakehallMrs Gillian BARTRAMVacant St Mary’s HornbyMr…

2023 Annual Report St Oswald’s Hauxwell

May 22, 2023May 25, 2023

(Reporting on the calendar year 2022)

Blessing of the Lambs

April 15, 2023

Lambing Service Thanksgiving to mark the safe arrival of the lambs. St Oswald’s HauxwellSunday 23rd April – 18:00

AMP & APCM

April 14, 2023May 23, 2023

The Annual Meeting of Parishioners (also referred to as the annual vestry meeting) is held yearly in every parish of the Church of England to elect churchwardens for the forthcoming…

About Us

We feel very blessed to worship at St Oswald’s and all are made welcome here.  The church building stands on the outskirts of the grounds of Hauxwell Hall and is approached through an imposing set of estate gates.  The only sounds heard are the songs of birds and the trickling of the beck; this is a tranquil and peaceful setting where one can truly feel closer to God.  The church building is never locked and is often visited by those wishing for spiritual rest and restorative calm.  Our burial ground is not reserved for those worshipping at St Oswald’s: we have people of other Christian denominations buried here and all are welcome to share our well-kept and idyllic setting.

Our Church Building and Local Community

St Oswald’s church is an ancient Grade 1 listed building with parts dating back to the 11^th century; there is even a 9^th century Anglo-Danish cross-shaft being used as a lintel in one blocked doorway.  We celebrate our heritage both ancient and more modern.  Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, ‘Sister Dora’, was born in Hauxwell where her father was the Rector in the mid-19^th Century.  She was a much-loved pioneer in the first civilian nursing service and practised in Walsall, where a hospice bears her name.  We have had many visitors from Walsall coming to visit the Pattison graves which lie within the older section of the churchyard.  The Millennium was celebrated by the ladies of the community producing ‘The Millennium Wall Hanging’ proudly displayed on the south wall of the nave.  The fine and beautifully intricate embroidery of the wall hanging illustrates many aspects of our church’s history.