, ▁Le eds , ▁and ▁W ake field . ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁buildings ▁are ▁given ▁listed ▁building ▁status ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Culture , ▁Media ▁and ▁Sport , ▁acting ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁English ▁Heritage . ▁ ▁This ▁gives ▁the ▁structure ▁national ▁recognition ▁and ▁protection ▁against ▁alter ation ▁or ▁demol ition ▁without ▁author isation . ▁ ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁buildings ▁are ▁defined ▁as ▁being ▁of ▁" exception al ▁interest , ▁sometimes ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁intern ation ally ▁important "; ▁only ▁ 2 . 5   per ▁cent ▁of ▁listed ▁buildings ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁this ▁grade . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁complete ▁list ▁of ▁Gra de   I ▁listed ▁ecc les iast ical ▁buildings , ▁including ▁c athed r als , ▁churches ▁and ▁chap els , ▁in ▁West ▁York shire ▁as ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Heritage ▁List ▁for ▁England . ▁ ▁Christian ▁churches ▁have ▁existed ▁in ▁West ▁York shire ▁since ▁the ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁era , ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁have ▁retained ▁elements ▁of ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁architecture , ▁namely ▁All ▁Hall ows , ▁B ard sey , ▁and ▁All ▁Sain ts , ▁Led sh am . ▁ ▁Sur v iving ▁Norman ▁architecture ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁particular ▁in ▁St   John ▁the ▁Bapt ist , ▁Adel , ▁St   O sw ald , ▁Gu ise ley , ▁ ▁and ▁St   M ary , ▁K ipp ax . ▁▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁churches ▁in ▁this ▁list ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Goth