For more information about Yorkshire's churches, see Hidden Churches of Yorkshire, by Louise Simmons.

	St. John of Beverley Church (Norman) Harpham, East Yorkshire The Church of St John of Beverley is a small Church but attracts many visitors each year. It is of Norman era and built in stone. It has been repaired during the years with brick, evidence of this can be seen in the nave and the clock tower. http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_harpham.htm
	St. John the Baptist Church (16th century) Appletreewick, West Yorkshire At one end of this linear village stands the unassuming little chapel, originally two cottages in one which, in 1548, Sir William Craven was born. Like Dick Whittington, he rose through commerce and industry to be Lord Mayor of London and later became a benefactor to his native dale. The furnishings display the 'mouse' motif of Thomson of Kilburn. http://www.daelnet.co.uk/features/churches/wharfe/appletwk.htm
	St. John the Evangelist (19th century) Langcliffe, North Yorkshire Like its three sister churches of Settle, Rathmell and Stainforth, Langcliffe church, dedicated to St John the Evangelist, was created out of the ancient parish of Giggleswick. They were part of the mid-nineteenth century period of church building, and were all built between 1836 and 1851. Langcliffe is the youngest of the daughter churches, built on the site of the old tannery by money donated by John Green Paley of Harrogate, and aided by a grant from the Ripon Diocesan Church Building Society. It had its foundation stone laid on the 27th December 1850. It is a single aisled building in the Neo-Gothic style of architecture and comprises nave and porch, chancel and sanctuary, with a vestry off the chancel, and another off the nave, both on the north side of the building, which is built of stone, and its roof covered in grey slate. It is believed that the village of Langcliffe in Norman times stood a little to the north of its present site, in a field on the left of the lane leading to the old quarry and Winskill. http://www.langcliffe.net/Church.htm
	St. Leonard's Church (14th century) Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire St Leonards Church is the oldest building in the Dale but its history is little known and development since the 14th Century obscure. The church is an important local heritage site valued by the community and much visited by tourists. The churchyard is particularly important because of its associations with the building of the Settle-Carlisle Railway in the 1870's. It is the only community building in the Dale. St Leonards Church Heritage Project
	St. Leonard's Church (19th century) Scarborough, East Yorkshire The beautiful elegant spire St Leonard's Church rises out of the trees that surround it giving the busy commuter who passes by on the A164 a glimpse of the ornate building whos walls and windows are richly carved. The church was rebuilt in the 19th Century by John Pearson and was paid for by James Hall who resided at Scorborough Hall at that time as 'a thank you offering for many blessings'. The tower of made up of five pinnacles and is lavishly decorated inside with coloured floor tiles, double columns of marble separate the chancel and the nave. There is beautifully carved stonework everywhere from the font to the clock face. http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_scorborough.htm
	St. Leonard's Church (Norman) Skerne, East Yorkshire The Church has a deep rural setting being accessible either through a farm yard or via a country lane off the road to Wansford! St Leonard's has many Norman features in its nave and chancel, which is when the majority of the church was built. However the entrance porch on the south side and the bell tower were probably added in the 15th Century. It has a decorated east window and a perpendicular tower. http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_skerne.htm
	St. Margaret's Church/National Centre for Early Music York, North Yorkshire The National Centre for Early Music, situated in St Margaret's Church York, is the home of the internationally renowned York Early Music Festival and the Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival. The Centre also attracts some of the world's finest artists in the fields of jazz, folk and world music. http://www.ncem.co.uk/welcome.shtml
	St. Martin's Church (12th century) Burton Agnes, East Yorkshire St Martin's Church is basically a Norman building over 800 years old. Its access is under an avenue of beautiful yew trees. It is believed to be the second church to stand on this site and has been altered greatly over the years. There a many curious features within the church and one of a number of monuments is one in memory of Robert Wilberforce, son of the reformer William Wilberforce, who at one time was a rector in the village http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_burton-agnes.htm
	St. Martin's Church (14th century) Lowthorpe, East Yorkshire St Martin's Church stands behind high conifers, which have grown tall over the years giving it a dark and gloomy appearance as you, walk up the path towards it. It is believed to have been built in 1333, when the church was made collegiate by Sir John de Heslerton and housed six chaplains and three clerks. The college survived until its dissolution in 1579, when it declined in status to a Parish Church. The chancel now is open to the skies but the church remains supported and used today. There is a strange family tomb on the left as you enter the church, which depicts a man and a woman in flowing robes. A tree appears to grow over them and from the branches of the trees are thirteen children's heads, seven on the mans side, six on the women's side. The tomb is thought to represent Sir John Heslerton who originated from near by Rudston Parva and is believed to date back to the 14th Century. The Church inside is very simple and has a high, wood beamed ceiling. The simplicity echoes the simple and peaceful life in this area of the Wolds. http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_lowthorpe.htm
	St. Mary the Virgin Church (18th century) Long Preston, North Yorkshire The long, low church with its elegant 18th century pinnacles stands back from the village among sheltering trees. Superb workmanship in stone and wood, combining strength with gracefulness and ranging from Norman to Georgian periods, makes it one of the gems of the area. There is a notable 18th century pipe organ, and exquisite 17th century pulpit and a marvellous black-and-white roof. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=939 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/features/churches/3peaks/lpreston.htm
Photo courtesy of Skipton Web	St. Mary's Church (Pre-Norman) Conistone, West Yorkshire This humble and venerable chapel, perhaps the oldest remaining in Craven, lies in a tiny hamlet across the river from Kilnsey Crag. Two pre-Norman arches remain; others are early English. There is a Norman font, and old poor-box and two of the ancient bells. http://www.daelnet.co.uk/features/churches/wharfe/conistne.htm
	St. Mary's Church Foxholes, East Yorkshire The church of St Mary's with its rounded end and decoratively carved doorway stands quietly on Ganton Road leading out of the village. Its bell tower with its widows covered by wooden slats and its pretty stained glass window make it an attractive sight positioned on the hill side. http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_foxholes.htm
	St. Mary's Church Fridaythorpe, East Yorkshire The tiny St Mary's Church stands well away from the main road in a quiet lane in the centre of the village and in 1999 was undergoing some building work. It has a most unusual clock on its exterior wall made of wood with bold black and white scrollwork. The clock is believed to have been copied from one like it in an 18th century French chateau and announces 'Time is Short, Eternity is Long'. http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_fridaythorpe.htm
	St. Mary's Church (Norman) Ingleton, North Yorkshire The Church of St. Mary's has one of Ingleton's oldest relics, the 800 year old Norman font, found in the river in the last century. A brass in the church commemorates the death of one Randall Hopley Sherlock, brother of the Reverend Sherlock (vicar of Ingleton), struck by lightning at Ingleton station. And with the area below the prominent viaduct that crosses the valley in the village called the Holmes (Holme Head etc), one can only speculate about the origin of the name of a certain detective! http://www.ingleton.co.uk/inghist.htm
	St. Mary's Church (19th century) Kettlewell, North Yorkshire The present building was consecrated on 8th. September 1885, St. Mary's Day. Previously there was an 19th century building which was found unsafe and demolished in 1882. Before that there was a Norman building which was probably rendered unfit by the great flood in 1686. http://www.kettlewell.info/church.cfm
	St. Mary's Church (12th century) Kirkburn, East Yorkshire St Mary's Church was built in 1139 from where the Nave and the spectacular south doorway survive. Modifications have been made to the tower which has the most remarkable stairway. The chancel was rebuilt in 1857 and the screen and reredos are by G.E. Street. http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_kirkburn.htm
	St. Mary's Church (19th century) Ripon, North Yorkshire The Anglican church was the religious masterpiece of architect William Burges whose Gothic designs clearly verged on the late 19th-century Arts and Crafts Movement. Built for the first Marquess and Marchioness of Ripon, it has a highly decorated interior characteristic of the Anglo-Catholic religious sentiments of the Victorian period. (Near Fountains Abbey.) http://www.fountainsabbey.org.uk/estate/church1f.html
	St. Mary's Church (14th century) Sledmere, East Yorkshire There has been a church on that site since Norman times. Some of the stone work in the present tower dates back to the 14th Century. The Church interior has many elaborate carvings by John Barker, a celebrated sculpture of the 19th Century. The magnificent carvings on the interior and exterior of St. Mary's makes it well worth a visit. http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_sledmere.htm
	St. Mary's Church (15th century) Tadcaster, North Yorkshire St Marys Church is mainly 15th century and perpendicular style with pinnacles. It is to be found in an attractive riverside setting with Roman connections. Mentioned by Bede. Interior has a magnificent east window by Morris/Burne-Jones and an unusual English window by Stephen Adam. Good woodwork and many interesting memorials. http://www.selby.gov.uk/service_main.asp
	St. Mary's Church (15th century) Thirsk, North Yorkshire St Mary's Church was completed in 1480 in the perpendicular style. Features include the 15th Century medieval woodwork in the chapel, roof, door and font and the window by Strachan, which contrasts with the medieval glass in the chapel. James and Helen Herriot (Alf and Joan Wight) were married here in November 1941. http://www.thirsk.org.uk/stmaryt1.html
	St. Mary's Church (12th century) Thornton-in-Craven, East Yorkshire This solid little church of 1461 (see inscription over East window) is set on an exposed knoll of ground above the village and its almshouses (1815). Among the many unusual features is the bafflingly mis-spelt inscription of 1510 on the tower, the design of the 17th century pews and the 18th century dome covering a spring in the old churchyard. The east window is attributed to Kempe and there are memorials to the Nelsons of Gledstone Hall. http://www.daelnet.co.uk/features/churches/skptpend/th_in_cr.htm
	St. Mary's Church (19th century) Wansford, East Yorkshire St Mary's Church serves the Village and surrounding area and was built in 1868 by the Sykes family of Sledmere. The Vicarage was built in the 20th Century, also by the Sykes family, along with the former school and school house. The Old School is now a fabulous private dwelling named The Finishing Post. http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_wansford.htm
	St. Mary's Church (12th century) Whitby, North Yorkshire After the Norman conquest, many new abbeys were built, including one at Whitby. In 1110, a simple stone church was begun for the use of Abbey workers. Much of this church still stands, but it has become enlarged and altered many times as the number of worshippers increased. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, begun in 1536 by Henry VIII, resulted in the destruction of the Abbey in 1539. St. Mary's, however, was allowed to remain as it was used by local people. The Church is still the Parish Church and is used for Sunday services and the town's official functions. http://www.webart.co.uk/clients/millennium/stmarys.htm