All Saints Parish Church, Ilkley

About Us

All Saints, Ilkley is in the Diocese of Bradford, West Yorkshire, and is part of the Church of England.  Bradford Diocese is divided into eight deaneries (areas) and All Saints, Ilkley is within the Otley Deanery.

The parish comprises a substantial portion of the town of Ilkley, but also has a notable rural aspect to its character, as the northern part of the parish incorporates Middleton, the village of Nesfield and several outlying farms.

All Saints is one of nine churches in Ilkley and Ben Rhydding that together form Churches Together in Ilkley (CTI). 

The church is situated on the A65 at the main cross-roads in the centre of Ilkley.

Click on the links to the left to find out more about the staff team at All Saints.

Contact us at the email address shown above, or by telephone.

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Parking is available on New Brook Street and in the central car park (fee payable).

People have worshipped on the present site since 627AD. The first church was built of stone taken from the Roman fort, Olicana, which stood on the church site. The present church is medieval but was largely rebuilt in Victorian times and we have exciting plans for its continued development (see below). The church tower houses a fine peal of eight bells, which are rung regularly by our full team of bell ringers and which attracts visiting bell ringing teams. It is also host to 3 Saxon crosses, emblems of the gospel of Christ in Ilkley for the past 1200 years. It continues to be a centre of worship for the people of Ilkley.

The church serves a small town that extends into the countryside. The congregation is predominately middleclass with an appreciable number attending from outside the parish. We range in age from 0 to 100+ and are fortunate to have a significant number of young families and youth as part of our family.

We are of an evangelical tradition. The worship is diverse, ranging from the traditional Book of Common Prayer, to more informal contemporary style of worship. Vestments generally are not worn (though clergy and choir are robed at the more traditional services), and PowerPoint is often used. Traditional services use “Hymns Old & New”, whilst more modern services make use of worship songs in service sheets (produced weekly) and onscreen.