Church of England parishes and benefices

 

Diocese of Leeds

 

Archdeaconry	Deaneries	Benefices	Parishes	Churches
BRADFORD	4	51	64	80
HALIFAX	8	63	111	129
LEEDS	4	53	72	87
PONTEFRACT	3	49	64	80
Richmond and Craven	6	63	138	216
Totals	25	279	449	592

 

60.57% of parishes are part of multi-parish benefices

 

Benefices with the most churches

Benefice	Churches
Upper Holme Valley	8
Lower Swale	8
East Dere Street	7
Fountains Group	7
Lower Teesdale	6
Lower Wensleydale	6
Upper Nidderdale	6
Penhill	6
Washburn and Mid-Wharfe	6
Aldborough w Boroughbridge and Roecliffe	5
Bedale and Leeming and Thornton Watlass	5
Bentham, Burton-in-Lonsdale, Chapel-le-Dale, Ingle	5
Bishop Thornton, Burnt Yates, Markington, Ripley a	5
Forcett and Aldbrough and Melsonby	5
Knaresborough, Goldsborough, Nidd and Brearton	5
Gt and Lt Ouseburn w Marton cum Grafton etc	5
Walkingham Hill	5
Lower Wharfedale	5
The Wiske	5
Abbeylands Team Ministry	4