Historic Churches in Yorkshire

St Andrew's church in Bugthorpe probably dates to the Saxon period, and there are traces of early stonework in the lower sections of the tower. If the Saxon remains are scanty or non-existent, the same cannot be said for Norman features, which abound throughout the church. The font is Norman, with nailhead decoration about the rim of an otherwise plain bowl.
Main Street, Bugthorpe, Yorkshire, England, YO41 1QL

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Heritage Highlight: Chancel arch carvings include a Green Man and a Sheela-na-gig

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The village of Bulmer stands like a sentinel atop a steep hill, with fabulous views out over the Howardian Hills. The parish church of St Martins is a lovely historic building, dating in part to before the Norman Conquest. Pre-Norman Saxon or Danish 'herringbone' stonework can clearly be seen on both the north and south exterior walls of the nave.
Bulmer, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century Bulmer effigy

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The historic 13th-century church of St Martins is tucked away on the hillside immediately behind Burton Agnes Hall and is well signposted.
Shady Lane, Burton Agnes, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century tomb of Sir Walter Griffith, the 'Dark Knight'

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Situated on a rise above the wide village pond, and insulated somewhat by the steady stream of traffic along the A1079, stands All Saints Church, Burton Bishop. Local tradition suggests that there was a church here since the time of St John of Beverley (d. AD 721). According to the Venerable Bede, St John was invited by Earl Puch to consecrate a church at his nearby manor.
Church Side, Burton Bishop, Yorkshire, England, HU17 8QB

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Heritage Highlight: 16th-century brasses and 17th-century Gee tomb

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Not sure if you prefer Norman, medieval, Georgian, or Victorian churches? Then come to Burton Fleming, where St Cuthbert's church has something from just about every architectural period imaginable, all piled on top of each other in glorious eclectic style.
Mill Road, Burton Fleming, Yorkshire, England

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St John's Church, Cadeby, is a Victorian Gothic church built by the omnipresent ecclesiastical architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, in 1856. Scott's patron was Sir Joseph Copley, who wanted to create a Decorated Gothic building inspired by the Early English church at Skelton.
Cadeby, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, DN5 7SW

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St Oswald's Church stands opposite Bolton Castle and was built around 1325, about 70 years before the castle. Highlights include a 14th-century piscina and a triple sedilia of the same date. The font may be 12th century.
Castle Bolton, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, DL8 4ET

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century sedilia

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The pleasant little country church of St Michael, Catwick, stands on a shady lane beside open fields. We do not know when the first church was established at Catwick, but there was a Saxon building here before the time of the Domesday Book.
Church Lane, Catwick, Yorkshire, England, HU17 5PW

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon carving of the Archangel Michael

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The Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag (also known as The Chapel in the Rock) was built in 1408 by a master mason in gratitude for his son's narrow escape from death in a rockfall. The chapel is carved from the solid rock of a limestone cliff overlooking the River Nidd and boasts exceptional medieval carving detail.
Abbey Road, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, HG5 8HY

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century figure of a knight

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The wonderfully named village of Cherry Burton enters history through the descriptive talents of the Venerable Bede, who relates that St John of Beverley performed a miracle at a place most historians associate with this location.
Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England, HU17 7RF

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