The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain & Ireland
St Eloy (medieval)
Parish church
Great Smeaton is a village about nine miles SE of Darlington, and the church lies to the centre of the village. With the exception of the 14thc S arcade, the present church is largely the result of the 1862 restoration and consists of a chancel with N vestry, a nave with S aisle, a S porch and a W bell-turret. This is the only church in England dedicated to this French Saint, born in 588, who is the patron Saint of farmers and blacksmiths. The only surviving Romanesque piece here is the font.