Historic Churches in Yorkshire

A delightful mid to late 12th-century church from the period when Norman Romanesque architecture was changing to the style we now call Transitional. St Peter's boasts a wealth of Norman carving of the highest order, including an ornamented chancel arch.
Edlington, Yorkshire, England, DN12 1PZ

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Heritage Highlight: Carved Norman south doorway
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St Hilda's Church dates to the 8th century as evidenced by a large number of carved stone fragments set into the church walls. The remainder of the building is dated to the 12th century, with late medieval restoration. Look for a 12th-century font and deeply splayed Norman windows.
Ellerburn Road, Ellerburn, North York Moors, Yorkshire, England, YO18 7LL

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Heritage Highlight: 8th-century carved cross fragments
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The manor of Etton once belonged to the Knights Templar, though the parish church of St Mary shows no evidence of that link. The church is Norman, much rebuilt in the Victorian period. The doorway arch is decorated with traditional Norman beak head figures, and the chancel arch is also Norman, of four nicely carved orders.
Main Street, Etton, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Fascinating medieval or earlier carvings from the destroyed church at Holme on the Wolds
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A 'Sykes' church, one of numerous in this area to be rebuilt by Sir Tatton Sykes of Sledmere. Sykes called in GE Street to rebuilt an earlier medieval chapel of ease here, in 1869. In the 16th century, the parishioners complained that the incumbent priest did not offer frequent enough services. The incumbent's defence was that he couldn't get a curate to live at Fimber.
Fimber, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Fine Victorian stained glass
Photos of Fimber, St Mary's Church
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The church of St Oswald stands on a small rise at the west end of Flamborough village. The church first appears in the historical records in 1150, when it was granted to Bridlington Priory by William FitzNigel. A south aisle was added around 1200, and a north aisle some 50 years later. The Norman piers were later replaced by Early English arches and piers.
Church Street, Flamborough, Yorkshire, England, YO15 1PE

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There's not much to the hamlet of Fordon, in the northern Yorkshire Wolds, so it is appropriate that the tiny little church here is the smallest active church in Yorkshire and one of the smallest in Britain. Indeed, it hardly seems big enough to be a church at all.
Fordon, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Norman font
Photos of Fordon, St James' Church
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Fridaythorpe is the highest village on the Yorkshire Wolds at 561 feet above sea level, and it stands at the midway point of the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail. Tucked away a short distance from the wide village green is the ancient church of St Mary's. This is a 'Sykes Church', restored by C Hodgson Fowler for Sir Tatton Sykes II in 1902.
Church Lane, Fridaythorpe, Yorkshire, England, YO25 9RT

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Heritage Highlight: Norman chancel arch
Photos of Fridaythorpe, St Mary's Church
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On a hill overlooking the old smuggler's haven of Robin Hoods Bay stands this attractive early 19th-century church. St Stephen's was built very much as a preaching church; the focal point of the interior is a superb triple-decker pulpit, which dominates rows of box pews. There are galleries at both the east and west ends.
Fylingdales, Yorkshire, England, YO22 4PF

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Heritage Highlight: Late Georgian three-decker pulpit
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The Norman church of Garton-on-the-Wolds is an undiscovered gem. The exterior is classic Norman, with rounded arches and high, narrow windows. Though the exterior gives away the age of the church, the interior is a complete surprise. Every surface, it seems, is covered in exquisite wall paintings. These are the result of a huge restoration project in the Victorian period.
Station Road, Garton-on-the-Wolds, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century west door
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Holy Cross Church has its roots in the 8th century as evidenced by a carved fragment built into the church wall. Historical highlights include an unusual 14th-century knight's grave, effigies of Sir Nicholas Fairfax and his two wives (c. 1572), and a memorial brass to a former rector dated 1438.
B1363, Gilling East, Yorkshire, England, YO62 4JQ

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Heritage Highlight: 8th-century carved stone embedded in the church wall
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