St Bega, Eskdale facts for kids
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St Bega, Eskdale
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| Coordinates: 54°23′23″N 3°19′25″W / 54.3897°N 3.3235°W | |
| OS grid reference | NY1415400166 |
| Location | St Bega, Eskdale, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | [1] |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | St Bega |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Eskdale |
| Deanery | Calder |
| Archdeaconry | West Cumberland |
| Diocese | Carlisle |
| Province | York |
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| Vicar(s) | Revd Gill Hart |
St Bega, is in Eskdale, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is Black Combe, Drigg, Eskdale, Irton, Muncaster and Waberthwaite. The church is not a listed building.
History
St Bega's Church was built as a Chapel of Ease by Lord Rea in 1890. The Church school was originally underneath the church. In 1997, the school moved to a modern building on Longrigg Lane. The ground floor is now used as a village hall and above remains the church.
Architecture
The church was built from the local red and grey sandstone, topped with a slate roof. The church has a bellcote with one bell. The interior space comprises a Nave. The windows are all opaque and pews are moveable. The terracotta, triquetra font, from an earlier church, has triquetras and floral carvings. The church has no churchyard.
