Events

SERVICES AROUND OUR BENEFICE THIS CHRISTMAS

Sunday, 21st December 2025: 4th Sunday of Advent
Yafforth 9.30am BCP Holy Communion Stasi
Ainderby Steeple 11.00am Morning Worship + Carols Paul
Langton 2.30pm Carol Service Paul
Scruton(village green) 3.00pm ‘Carols on the Green’ Jenni
Wednesday, 24th December 2025 Christmas Eve
Yafforth 7.00pm Carol Service and Readings
Scruton 11.30pm Benefice Midnight Holy Communion Jenni/Stasi
Stasi
Thursday 25th December 2025: Christmas Day
Ainderby 10.30am Benefice Family Service + Holy Communion
Jenni/Stasi

Welcome to our website for the churches in the Benefice of the Lower Swale. Our churches can be found in villages to the west of Northallerton in North Yorkshire.

The River Swale flows through our Benefice and we have named the two areas as ‘Eastern’ and ‘Western’ churches.

[ezcol_1half]Eastern Churches:
Ainderby Steeple
Maunby
Kirby Wiske
Yafforth[/ezcol_1half]

[ezcol_1half_end]Western Churches:
Kirkby Fleetham
Langton-on-Swale
Scruton
Fencote (now closed)[/ezcol_1half_end]

 

We are part of the Church of England in the Diocese of Leeds.

If you would like any more information which you cannot find on this site, please get in touch using the details on the Contacts page or on the individual church pages.  You can also find detailed maps showing the location of each church on the church pages.

We look forward to welcoming you to our churches and to our services and activities.

 

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