Historic Churches in Yorkshire

St Andrew's Church was built around 1330 to replace a Norman church destroyed by Scottish raiders. Historical highlights include a well-preserved memorial brass to Sir William de Aldburgh, circa 1360, and a carved stone figure depicting the Roman god Mercury.

Aldborough, Yorkshire, England, YO51 9ES

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century memorial brass of Sir William de Aldburgh

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The parish church at Allerton Mauleverer stands outside Allerton Castle estate, home of the Mauleverer family for almost seven centuries. A Mauleverer ancestor founded the first St Martin's church in the late 12th or early 13th century, and it was possibly associated with the nearby priory of Allerton Mauleverer.
Allerton Park, Allerton Mauleverer, Yorkshire, England, HG5 0SE

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St Helen's church at Amotherby stands almost hidden in a churchyard screened by trees. The earliest reference to a church here comes from 1218 when the monks of St Albans were confirmed in possession of a mother church at nearby Appleby-le-Street. Apparently, Amotherby was always considered a chapel of ease to its larger neighbour.
Church Street, Amotherby, Yorkshire, England, YO17 6TN

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century de Bordesden effigy

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All Saints is a lovely Saxon church standing on high ground looking out over the Vale of Pickering. The church somehow managed to escape the worst excesses of Victorian restorers. There may have been a pre-Christian temple on the site, and we know that the Romans had a burial ground here.
Main Road, Appleton-le-Street, Yorkshire, England, YO17 6PG

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Heritage Highlight: Wonderful pre-Norman tower

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St Oswald's Church dates to the 15th century but incorporates Romanesque piers that may have come from Fors Abbey. The oldest feature is an octagonal font from the late medieval period. Look for the richly decorated reredos made of Minton tiles.
Main Street, Askrigg, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, DL8 3HU

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century font

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St Andrew's Church stands above the River Ure in the largest churchyard in England. The church dates to the 15th century and boasts a superb medieval screen and vicar's stall brought here from Jervaulx Abbey at the Reformation.
Church Bank, Aysgarth, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, DL8 3SR

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Heritage Highlight: Superb 15th-century screen

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The church of St Andrew in Bainton is known as The Cathedral of the Wolds, a testament to its size and impressive Gothic architecture. This is an imposing 13th-century church rebuilt in the 1330s and 1340s under the then rector William de Brocklesby. The windows feature lovely reticulated tracery in Decorated style, and the nave arcade is supported on four bays of tall octagonal piers.
Church Street, Bainton, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century De Mauley tomb

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This small convent of Catholic sisters was founded in 1686. The splendid neo-classical domed chapel was built in 1766 to designs by Thomas Atkinson. The dome is painted white, with accents in gold. Eight fluted columns support the dome. Joseph Hansom, the inventor of the hansom cab, was baptised here in 1803.
17 Blossom Street, York, Yorkshire, England, YO24 1AQ

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Heritage Highlight: 18th century neo-classical hidden chapel

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Overwhelming. Stunning. Exquisite. All are terms equally applicable to the tiny Norman church of St Michael in Barton-le-Street. Architectural historian Nicholas Pevsner called it 'a sumptuous small Norman church, rebuilt without any restraint'. I'd have to say Pevsner got it just about right; St Michael's is a treat for the senses, boasting some of the finest Romanesque carvings I've ever seen in a Norman church, albeit with a huge helping hand from a sensitive Victorian restoration.
Main Street, Barton-le-Street, Yorkshire, England, YO17 6PN

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Heritage Highlight: Fabulous Norman carvings on porch, doorway, and chancel arch

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Beauchief Abbey was founded in the 1170s for canons of the Premonstratensian order. The abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII, and the monastic church became a family chapel, with Georgian fittings. It is now a parish church, directly owned by the people of Sheffield, and parts of the monastic estate are now a wooded park with country walks.
Beauchief Abbey Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, S8 7BD

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval tower of the monastic church

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