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DENTDALE In the Yorkshire Dales National Park

ST. ANDREW'S PARISH CHURCH
DENT

Services May 2012

6th May	Easter 5	10.30am	Holy Communion
13th May	Easter 6	10.30am	Holy Communion
17th May	Ascension Day	7.00pm	Joint Holy Communion at Cowgill
20th May	Sunday after Ascension	10.30am	Holy Communion
27th May	Pentecost	10.30am	Holy Communion

CHORAL MATTINS or EVENSONG

Choral Mattins or Evensong is sung in St.Andrew's Dent four times a year. The music is provided by St.Andrew's Singers, a four part choir specially formed to sing these Services. The choir also sing at Weddings.

Next Choral Mattins T.B.A.

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VICAR: The Rev. P.J.Boyles
Dent Vicarage
Flintergill, Dent, Sedbergh, Cumbria LAIO 5QR
Tel: 015396 25226 (e-mail peterboyles@hotmail.co.uk )

ASSISTANT MINISTER: The Rev. Christine Brown

Churchwardens of St. Andrew's Dent: Mr David O'Brien & Mrs Pat Allen.

Organist: Mr Roger Bush

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Background
There are two Anglican parish churches in Dentdale, St. Andrew's, Dent and St. John-the-Evangelist, Cowgill. From 1932 the vicar of Dent was also vicar of Cowgill. In 1974 the two parishes were amalgamated as Dent-with-Cowgill. The parishes are in the Diocese of Bradford.

More Te Deum East Window
photographs below

The Church is open to visitors 365 days a year including Christmas Day!

Visitors are very welcome at all our services.

Facilities at Dent: Wheelchair access and public address system.
Parking and toilets at National Park Car Park 50m from church.

Enquiries: Please contact the Vicar:

St. Andrew's - Dent

History

Dent: The Church's elevated position makes it a prominent landmark in the Dale. It has served the small farming community for at least 1000 years. You can still see Norman features in the Tower, the Nave (including the pillars) and the Norman-arched doorway, now blocked but clearly visible from the outside, in the north-facing wall.

The box pews in the side aisles are 17th century. Those in the south aisle are the family pews of the '24 Sidesmen,' a body of local landowners dating from 1429. They still exist today, taking turns with the Bishop to appoint the Vicar and meeting annually to distribute ancient charities.

The Sill Memorial is a constant reminder of Dent's historical connection with the slave trade. The Sill brothers made their fortunes from West Indian sugar and built Whernside Manor with the proceeds. They also brought slaves to Dent. The substantial dry stone walls built with dressed stones around Whernside have been constructed by the slaves.

Adam Sedgwick, one of the fathers of British geology was born in Dent and members of his family provided two vicars for the parish in the 19th century. The fountain on Main Street commemorates Dent's most famous son.

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Cowgill: This remote church was built in 1838 and became the reason for Adam Sedgwick's famous Memorial of Dent, when an upstart curate, the Rev. Sumner tried to change the name of the village. Sedgwick used his influence at Court to get Queen Victoria to lean on Gladstone to pass an Act of Parliament to resolve the issue. Today you can enjoy its tranquillity and idyllic setting.

VICARS OF DENT

c1290	Robert	1859	R.Sedgwick
c1451	J.Holme	1885	J.Lewis
1505	W.Sides	1891	J.Hayden
1595	T.Mann	1910	E.Curwen
c1604	R.Leake	1922	H.B.Fynn
1608	J.Tennant	1930	H.Sparling
1645	W.Waller	1948	S.J.Bennett
1671	T.Hunter	1961	A.J.W.Barker
1717	M.Rumney	1976	R.M.Robinson
1758	R.Vanbrugh	1986	A.E.Ormiston
1768	R.Sedgwick	1992	C.A.Mitchell
1822	J.Sedgwick	1999	P.Boyles


One of the Altar Fronts beautifully renovated by Vicky Mynott

Photographs of the East Window of St.Andrew's Church Dent
Copyright N.A.Stollery