Parish Church And Graveyard, Parton

The Parish Church and Graveyard in Parton is a neo-Gothic church designed by Walter Newall in 1832 and built by Adam Halliday between 1832 and 1834. It has a rectangular plan with three bays and two storeys, featuring a three-stage tower at the north gable. The main entrance is located at the south gable. The church is constructed with whinstone walls, droved red sandstone quoins, and polished sandstone margins, along with a bull-faced granite base course. The openings are depressed-arched and have hoodmoulds. The tower is flanked by low porches with piend roofs, each containing a door. There is a single window at the ground level, a bipartite window at the second stage, and tripartite louvred openings at the third stage. The tower has a cornice between the stages and a battlemented parapet. The timber windows feature multi-pane glazing and Y-tracery with opaque glass. The church has an eaves cornice and slate roofs. The churchyard is surrounded by rubble walls and includes a pair of coped gatepiers. The graveyard contains gravestones from the 17th and 18th centuries, although the majority date from the 19th century.