b'St Andrew, BugthorpeSt. Andrews church is a Grade 1 listed buildinghave been the original chancel in the Norman with a long tradition of Christian witness andchurch. The gilt and oak High Altar was installed ministry. The original nave was pulled down andin 1927 and the central stone altar, with its rebuilt in 1859, but much remains of the originaltester above, was commissioned in 1937 by Norman building. The three stone sedilia on thethe 1st Earl of Halifax in memory of his father, south side of the chancel give weight to thethe 2nd Viscount. The church has undergone belief that a small colony of monks once livedconsiderable restoration in the twenty first in cells on the north of the church and servedcentury with extensive stone repairs, work on within it. The Early English chancel arch retainsthe nave roof, re-plastering and decoration.earlier capitals and the present choir would Seating Capacity: 60Graveyard: OpenLay participation: Lesson readersServices per month: 2Attendance: 16Approx Civil Population 181Page 29'