St Mary Magdalene
Campsall, Yorkshire
The church building occupies a dominant site in the village.
There was a Roman settlement at Burghwallis and when Constantine was proclaimed Emperor of Rome in 306 at York, his mother Helena travelling back to Rome is reputed to have stayed in the area and this early church was dedicated to her.
The present church has maintained the basic plan without the addition of aisle or chapel. There is a large amount of herringbone masonry on both sides of the nave and on the south wall of the chancel.
Many of the stained glass windows and the alabastor reredos are dedicated to the memory of the family of Revd FW Peel, Rector from 1856. This family have links to Robert Peel, founder of the police force.
We have an ancient mulberry tree in the churchyard and an interesting grave of a French Priest who came over during the French Revolution bringing a young Prince Louis de Conde to take refuge in Burghwallis Hall.
