Whitechapel Church, Cleckheaton
19th-century Church of England church buildingsChurch of England church buildings in West YorkshireChurches completed in 1820Cleckheaton
Whitechapel Church, is an unusual church building located approximately half a mile north of Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1820 on a site associated with over nine centuries of worship. It has supported Roman Catholic, Protestant, Puritan, Methodist and Anglican worship during its history. Links with this site of worship have been made to the Romans, the Brontës, the Knights Hospitaller, a grave slab of one of the knights being in the entrance to the church, Celtic influences, and in recent times the graveyard contains war graves from the world wars. Legend also has it that Robin Hood is connected with this site of worship.
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Whitechapel Road, Kirklees
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N 53.73 ° | E -1.726 ° |
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Whitechapel Road
Whitechapel Road
BD19 3UD Kirklees
England, United Kingdom
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