St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church in Acklam, a village near

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, in England. Acklam had a church in the medieval period. It was rebuilt in 1790, as a small building with a nave, chancel, south porch, and square west tower. It had a capacity of 250 worshippers. It was again rebuilt in 1868, by

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of York. The church was declared redundant and demolished in 1972, following which its site was used to enlarge the burial ground. A Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was erected in Acklam in 1794. It is a rectangular stone building, with a

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roof. It has Gothick pointed windows, with glazing bars. Following the closure of the church, it was acquired by the Anglican church, and was rededicated as a new St John the Baptist's Church.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Acklam, St John the Baptist Church of England church buildings in North Yorkshire Churches completed in 1794