Early Beginnings

From medieval times Hoyland was in the parish of All Saints, Wath-upon-Dearne. In 1720 a church was built at Hoyland Law dedicated to St Peter. However it was not until 1855 that an Act made Hoyland St Peter into a separate parish. The rapidly increasing industrialisation and hence population lad to a need for a further place of worship. In 1877 a licence was granted by the Archbishop of York (Hoyland still being within that Diocese) to conduct divine services in the small infant school on Market Street (later to become St Andrew's Parish Hall). 

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St Andrews looking at the High Altar pre 1939 showing the mural before it was painted over.

Present Foundation

Services were conducted in the school for a further 10 years until 1877 when the Sixth Earl Fitzwilliam donated land a short way along Market Street comprising 1028 square yards for the erection of a church to service this end of the parish. A foundation stone was laid by the Countess Fiztwilliam on the 23rd April 1889, the building finally being completed some 16 months later. It was dedicated to St Andrew and the consecration was performed by the Suffragen Bishop of Beverley (owing to the Archbishop of Yorks illness) on the 19th September 1890.

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St Andrews looking towards the High Altar circa 2012.

Looking towards the Narthex circa 2012.

New pew runners fitted February 2013