Historic Churches in Yorkshire

Once owned by Richard III and associated with Katherine Parr, the chapel and castle date from the early 15th century. The half-ruined castle is not accessible to the public, but visitors are welcome at the chapel.
Snape, Yorkshire, England, DL8 2TJ

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Heritage Highlight: Pre-Reformation domestic chapel with crumbling Verrio ceiling.

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The church of St Mary at South Cowton stands alone in a field, at the end of a farm lane. It was built in the years 1450-1470 by Sir Richard Conyers, whose late 15th-century tower house of South Cowton Castle can be reached by a footpath to the south-east. The church consists of a nave, west tower, chancel, two-storey south porch and a vestry.
Atley Fields, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England, DL7 0JB

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century alabaster effigies

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Victorian churches are not everyone's cup of tea. Too often Victorian Revival 'restorers' created their own rather antiseptic version of Gothic craftsmanship and style, with none of the substance. But St Mary's church in the little village of South Dalton is an exception; a glorious, wonderful, inspired exception. I loved this church!
Main Street, South Dalton, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Hotham Chapel memorials

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The church of St Martin-cum-Gregory dates to at least the 11th century. The unusual dedication dates to 1585 when St Martin's parish was merged with neighbouring St Gregory's. The church is now The Stained Glass Centre, a national resource for enjoying and learning about making stained glass.
The Stained Glass Centre, St Martin's Lane, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 6LN

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century stained glass

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St Mary Bishophill Junior Church is one of the oldest in York but often missed by visitors. The tower dates to the 10th century and incorporates stones from the Roman civilian settlement of Eboracum. A piece of a carved Saxon cross is inside the church, and there are four panels of 15th-century stained glass.
Bishophill Junior, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 6EN

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Heritage Highlight: 10th-century tower

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St Robert was a late 12th-century hermit who lived in a cave beside the River Nidd in Knaresborough, Yorkshire. Outside the cave is a chapel built by his brother Walter, Mayor of York. St Robert was buried in front of the chapel altar, and his grave was a destination for pilgrims.
Abbey Road, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Attraction Type: Church - Cave
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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century chapel and saint's grave

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St Sampson's is a redundant medieval church now used as a social centre for the over 60s. The first church here dates to at least the Norman period but it was rebuilt in the 14th century. The church was badly damaged in the Civil War and rebuilt completely from 1846. It retains its 15th-century wooden door.
St Sampson's Centre, 3 Church Street, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 8BA

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century wooden door

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St Wilfrid's Church is a stunning Victorian Gothic building opened in 1868 near the site of an Anglo-Saxon church dedicated to St Wilfrid. Highlights include a shrine to the English Martyrs and a statue of St Margaret Clitherow, who lived in the parish. Outstanding stained glass, sculpture, and painting.
5 Duncombe Place, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 7ED

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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding Victorian Gothic architecture

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Looking out over Wharfedale is this small, rustic 12th-century church, which began as a chapel of ease to nearby Kirkby Overblow. The church was given to Fountains Abbey in the middle of the 12th century.
Stainburn, Yorkshire, England, LS21 2LW

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Heritage Highlight: Norman tub font

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A large 13th-century church in Early English style, located within the earthworks of an Iron Age camp. Stanwick Camp was an important 1st-century trading and administrative centre for the Brigantes tribe. It seems almost certain that a Saxon church was established within the earthworks of the camp after the Romans left.
Stanwick, Yorkshire, England, DL11 7RT

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon cross shaft. Church stands within an Iron Age camp.

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