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A peaceful spot in a modern world

Though beset by canal, railway, cooling towers and industrial estate, St Oswald’s, in its spacious and peaceful churchyard, still has great charm and interest.

Saxon work is evident although the church is mainly Norman. It has 13th-century arcades, a west window from the early 14th and, finest of all, the 16th-century chapel with a notable monument to William Rokeby, once a rector at St Oswald’s.

There are also some other memorials and some interesting glass and two beautifully carved screens. 

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