St Oswald's Church, Grasmere
| St Oswald's Church, Grasmere | |
|---|---|
St Oswald's Church, Grasmere, from the south. | |
| 54°27′27″N 3°01′25″W / 54.4575°N 3.0237°W | |
| OS grid reference | NY 337 074 |
| Location | Grasmere, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12407/ |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Oswald |
| Associated people | William Wordsworth |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 21 January 1967 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Roughcast stone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Carlisle |
| Archdeaconry | Westmorland and Furness |
| Deanery | Windermere |
| Parish | Grasmere |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev Lawrence Basham |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Ian Hare |
St Oswald's Church is an active Anglican parish church in the village of Grasmere, in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building and is notable for associations with the poet William Wordsworth and his family, and for its annual ceremony of rushbearing. The church is in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.