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{{ShortDescription|Former Anglican church in Stourton}}
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|short description =The '''Church of St Andrew''' was an Anglican church on Pontefract Road in Stourton. The church replaced a small iron mission and was consecrated on 23rd July 1898. St Andrew's closed around 1973 when
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{{Blockquote|text=Dearly beloved in the Lord, forasmuch as devout and holy men, as well under the law as under the Gospel, moved, either by the secret inspiration of the Blessed Spirit, or by express command of God, or by their own reason and sense of the natural decency of things, have erected houses for the public worship of God, and separated them from all profane and common uses in order to fill men's minds with greater reverence for His glorious Majesty, and affect their hearts with more devotion and humility in His service; which pious works have been approved and graciously accepted by our Heavenly Father. Let us not doubt [that] He will also graciously approve this our godly purpose of setting apart this place, in a solemn manner, to the celebration of the several offices of religious worship; and let us faithfully and devoutly beg his blessing on this our undertaking."|source=The Rothwell Times (July 29, 1898)|character=Bishop of Ripon (William Boyd Carpenter)}}
[[File:Site of the former St Andrew's war memorial, Stourton - geograph.org.uk - 6221896.jpg|thumb|left|alt=An overgrown patch of land with many fairly young trees growing. A road with a red gate and large concrete blocks is visible in front of the land.|The site of the church in 2019.]]
The Church of St Andrew closed in 1973,<ref name="CT"/> as the housing in Stourton was demolished to turn the village into an industrial area.<ref>(Marshall, 2023)</ref> The war memorial, which had been in the grounds of the church, was moved to its current position at the junction of Wakefield Road and Pontefract Road around 1975.<ref>(H21/472/74/, 1975)</ref> The land, removal and re-siting of the cenotaph was paid for by a local business, John Waddington Printers.<ref>(Edwards, 2007)</ref>
==Clergy==
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|Charles Henry Williams || 1960-1969<ref>(Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, pp.1035-1036)</ref> || Vicar of Hunslet with Stourton
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Comber Anthony James Comber] || 1969-
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==References==
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*''Church Times'' (2022) 'Obituary: The Ven. Anthony Comber', 5 August. Available at: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/5-august/gazette/obituaries/obituary-the-ven-anthony-comber (Accessed: 1 July 2024).
*''Crockford’s Clerical Directory'' (1929). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: https://archive.org/details/ccd-1929
*''Crockford’s Clerical Directory'' (1947). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: https://archive.org/details/crockfordscleric0000unse_p4b0/
*''Crockford’s Clerical Directory'' (1973). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: https://archive.org/details/crockfordscleric0000unse_r3d7/
*Edwards, M. (2007) 'Leeds, Stourton and Thwaitgate War Memorial', ''Roll of Honour''. Available at: https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/LeedsStourton.html (Accessed: 1 July 2024).
*H21/472/74/ (1975) ''Public Access Leeds''. Leeds City Council Electronic Information Team. Available at: https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/online-applications/caseDetails.do?caseType=Application&keyVal=ZZZTOJJBXE793 (Accessed: 1 July 2024).
*Marshall, L. (2023) ‘The Leeds suburb that visitors always pronounce wrong’, ''Leeds Live'', 5 March. Available at: https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/whats-on-news/leeds-suburb-visitors-always-pronounce-26385185 (Accessed: 1 July 2024).
*Ordnance Survey (1894) ''Wakefield'', sheet 78, 1 inch: 1 mile. Southampton: Ordnance Survey.
*Ordnance Survey (1904) ''Yorkshire'', CCXVIII.11, 25.344 inch: 1 mile. Southampton: Ordnance Survey.
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