Grade I listed churches in the East Riding of Yorkshire facts for kids

The East Riding of Yorkshire is a special area in England that manages its own local government. It also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull for official ceremonies.

Imagine buildings that are so important they get a special "listed" status! In England, this means they are nationally recognized and protected. They can't be changed or knocked down without permission. Grade I listed buildings are the most special, considered "exceptionally interesting" and sometimes even important worldwide. Only about 2.5% of all listed buildings are in this top group. This article is a list of all the Grade I listed churches and chapels in the East Riding of Yorkshire, including Kingston upon Hull.

Churches have been in this area since Anglo-Saxon times (a very long time ago!), but not many parts of those old buildings are left. You'll find more features from the Norman period (after 1066) in many churches, like St Martin in Burton Agnes and St Nicholas in Newbald. Most of the churches on this list were built before the 1600s and show different styles of English Gothic architecture, which is known for its pointed arches and tall windows.

A few churches were built later, in the 1800s. The Chapel of the Virgin and St Everilda at Everingham (built 1836–1839) is a Roman Catholic chapel built in an Italianate style, which means it looks like buildings from Italy. Other churches, like St Leonard in Scorborough (1857–1859) and St Mary in South Dalton (1858–1861), were built in the Gothic Revival style. This style brought back the look of older Gothic churches. You can also see Gothic Revival additions in churches like St James in Nunburnholme.

Building churches in this area was tricky because there wasn't much good stone. The ground is mostly chalk and clay. While there's some limestone and sandstone, it wasn't always good enough for smooth, cut stone (called ashlar). Many churches in York used better limestone brought from places like Tadcaster. Some churches in the East Riding even used "cobble," which are rounded stones from the beach at Holderness. Churches like All Saints in Easington and St Peter and St Paul in Burton Pidsea have these unique cobble walls.

Churches

Name	Location	Photograph	Notes
All Saints	Adlingfleet		This church is mostly from the 1200s, with older doorways from the 1100s. The south aisle (side part), clerestory (upper windows), and tower were added in the 1400s. It was repaired in the 1800s and 1950s. Look for a 1200s piscina (a basin for washing sacred vessels) in the chancel (the area around the altar).
All Saints	Aughton		Part of this church is limestone, with brick in the north aisle and chancel. It started in the 1100s with a Norman nave (main part). The west tower and chancel are from the 1400s. It was restored in the 1890s. The tower has cool carvings of grotesques (funny or scary figures). The font (for baptisms) is round and Norman.
St Andrew	Bainton		Most of this church was built in the 1330s–1340s. The spire (pointy top) was damaged in 1715 and later removed in the 1800s during restorations. Inside, you'll find a Norman font, a pulpit (for sermons) from 1903, and choir stalls from 1949.
All Saints	Barmston		The nave and chancel are originally Norman from the 1100s. The southwest tower and most windows are from the 1400s. The font is Norman, and there's a unique hogback stone (a carved stone shaped like a house or hog). A window has pieces of medieval stained glass.
Beverley Minster	Beverley		A very old church, possibly starting as a monastery in the 800s. It became a large church in 1214, with additions until the 1400s. After the Reformation, it became a parish church (for local people). It's mostly in the Perpendicular style, with two towers at the west end. It was restored in the 1700s and 1800s.
St Mary	Beverley		Started in the 1100s, most of this church is from the 1300s and 1400s. Outside, notice the battlemented parapets (walls with gaps for defense), crocketed pinnacles (pointy decorations), and flying buttresses (arches supporting the walls). It was restored in the 1800s. The chancel ceiling from 1445 has paintings of 40 English kings, and the choir stalls have 43 carved misericords (small ledges for standing).
St Edith	Bishop Wilton		This church is from the 1100s, with a beautifully carved Norman chancel arch and south doorway. The west tower and its spire were added in the 1300s. It was restored in the 1850s. Inside, there's a choir screen and a font and cover designed by famous architects.
St Andrew	Boynton		The west tower is from the 1400s, but the rest of the church was built later, from 1768 to 1770. The interior was changed in 1910. Inside, you'll find a Norman font, a pulpit from 1768, and monuments from the 1600s and later.
St Mary	Brandesburton		This church started in the 1100s and still has a Norman priest's doorway. The aisles and west tower are from the 1200s. It was restored in 1892. Inside, there are brasses (engraved metal plates) from the 1300s.
Bridlington Priory	Bridlington		This was once a large priory (a monastery). After the monasteries were closed, most of it was destroyed, but the nave and aisles of the church remained. The nave became the local parish church. It has two different towers at the west end, one from the early 1200s and one from the 1400s. More was added to the towers in the 1870s.
All Saints	Bubwith		Starting in the 1100s, parts were added in the 1200s and 1300s. In the 1400s, the south aisle, clerestory, and west tower were built with money from a bishop's will. It still has a Norman chancel arch. The eight-sided font is from the 1400s.
St Andrew	Bugthorpe		This church is from the 1100s with a Norman chancel arch. The west tower was added in the 1400s. The nave was rebuilt in the 1850s, and the interior was restored in the 1930s. Inside, you can see a coffin lid from the late 1100s or early 1200s.
All Saints	Burstwick		The nave is from the 1200s, and other parts like the south chapel, tower, chancel, and north aisle were added in the 1300s and 1400s. It was restored several times in the 1800s. A unique feature is the Royal Arms of Charles I hanging inside, with a painting of his execution on the back!
St Martin	Burton Agnes		This church started in the 1000s, with most of it being Norman. The tower and clerestory were added in the 1400s. The chancel was rebuilt in 1730. Inside, there's a hammerbeam roof (a special type of wooden roof), choir stalls with misericords, a Norman font, and monuments, some from as early as 1337.
St Peter and St Paul	Burton Pidsea		This church is from the early 1200s, with additions in the 1300s and a tower in the 1400s. The chancel was rebuilt in 1838, and the church was restored in the 1860s. The eight-sided font is from the 1200s.
St Mary	Cottingham		This church has a cruciform plan (shaped like a cross). The nave, aisles, and transepts (the arms of the cross) are from the early 1300s, and the chancel from later in that century. The central tower from the 1400s has pinnacles added in 1744. Many memorials are inside, and much of the stained glass was designed by Jean-Baptiste Capronnier.
All Saints	Driffield		This church existed before the Norman Conquest. The nave and clerestory are from the 1100s, the aisles and chancel from the early 1200s, and the west tower from the 1400s. The north aisle and north chapel were rebuilt in the 1870s. Inside, you can see carved stone fragments from the 1100s and 1200s.
All Saints	Easington		All Saints started in the 1100s, with changes over the next four centuries. The porch was rebuilt around 1720. It was restored in 1863 and 1890. In the chancel, there's a free-standing piscina from the 1100s. The north arcade (row of arches) has medieval wall paintings.
St Michael	Eastrington		This church dates from the 1000s or 1100s, with Norman features in the south porch. Additions were made from the 1200s to 1400s. A window in the north wall has pieces of stained glass from the 1300s. There are also monuments from the 1400s.
Chapel of the Virgin and St Everilda	Everingham		This is a Roman Catholic chapel built next to Everingham Hall between 1836 and 1839. It's in the Italianate style. Inside, the nave (main area) has Corinthian columns (fancy pillars) and statues of the twelve apostles. The ceiling is a coffered barrel vault (a rounded ceiling with sunken panels).
St Mary	Fridaythorpe		This church still has Norman features, including the west tower with its south doorway, the chancel arch, and a blocked window. It was restored in 1902–1903, which included rebuilding the north aisle and adding the south porch and a vestry (a room for clergy).
St Michael	Garton		The west tower is from the early 1200s, and the chancel from later in that century. The south aisle and south chancel chapel are from the late 1300s, and the porch from the 1400s. Inside, there's a medieval screen with Perpendicular style carvings and an eight-sided font from the mid-1200s.
St Michael	Garton on the Wolds		This church was built around 1132, with later additions. Work was done in the 1800s. The walls of the nave and chancel have paintings by Clayton and Bell.
All Hallows	Goodmanham		This church is said to have started in the 600s on a site that was once a pagan temple. The current church is mostly Norman, with the nave, tower, and north aisle from the 1100s. The chancel is from the 1200s, and the south porch was added in the 1300s. It has two fonts, one possibly from the 1100s and another from 1530.
All Saints	Halsham		All Saints started in the 1100s, with later additions. It was restored in 1869–1870. The church has a pulpit from 1634 and monuments from the 1400s and later.
St John of Beverley	Harpham		This church is named after John of Beverley, who was supposedly born here. It's from the 1100s and has some Norman features. The chancel, west tower, and north chapel are from the 1300s. The east window from 1909 was designed by Temple Moore. The church has several monuments, the oldest from the 1300s.
St Martin	Hayton		Though plain on the outside, the inside of this church has Norman features. It also has wall paintings from the 1600s. The tower is from the 1300s and was made taller later.
St. Augustine	Hedon		This church is from the 1200s, with the tower at the crossing (where the nave and transepts meet) added in 1428. It was restored in the late 1800s. The font is from the 1300s. You can also see a 1200s black marble tomb cover and a 1300s effigy (sculpture) of a civilian.
All Saints	Hessle		A church was mentioned here in the Domesday Book (1086), but the current church is from the 1100s. The west steeple (tower with a spire) was built in the 1400s. In the late 1800s, the church was changed, with the nave extended and the chancel rebuilt using original materials.
All Saints	Holme-on-Spalding-Moor		The nave and aisles are from the 1200s, and the upper part of the tower and clerestory from the 1400s. The south porch was added in the 1700s. The church was restored between 1906 and 1911. Much of the architecture is in the Perpendicular style. Inside, there's an 1100s eight-sided font and screens carved by Robert (Mouseman) Thompson.
St Nicholas	Hornsea		This church is from the 1200s, with later additions. It was restored in the 1860s and later. The eight-sided font is from the 1200s. You can also see effigies (sculptures of people), some brought from a nearby priory, dating from the late 1200s and early 1300s.
Howden Minster	Howden		This was once a large church with a grammar school. After the Reformation, the nave continued as a parish church, but the east end became a ruin. The church started around 1270–1275, the tower in the late 1300s, and the grammar school around 1500. It was restored in the late 1800s and early 2000s. The ruins are cared for by English Heritage.
St Mary	Huggate		The nave and aisles are from the 1100s, and the chancel from the 1200s. It still has some Norman features, like the chancel arch. The tower with its spire is from the 1300s. The clerestory is in the Perpendicular style. It was restored in 1864.
St Peter	Humbleton		The nave and chancel are from the 1200s, the west tower from the 1300s, the aisles from the 1400s, and the south porch from 1744. Inside, there's part of an alabaster (a type of stone) monument to a man who died in 1637.
St Nicholas	Keyingham		This church is from the 1100s–1200s, with later additions. It was restored in the 1800s and 1914. The spire was removed from the west tower in 1969. The oldest monument is from 1647.
All Saints	Kilham		The oldest parts of this church are from the early 1100s, including a Norman nave and south doorway. The chancel is from the early 1300s, and the west tower from the 1400s. It was restored in the 1860s. Inside, there's a 1200s sedilia (seats for clergy), a Norman font, and Georgian wall tablets from the 1700s.
St Charles Borromeo	Kingston upon Hull		This church opened in 1829, was made bigger in 1835, and changed in 1894. It's made of brick with a stuccoed (plastered) front in a Classical Revival style, with Corinthian columns and a pediment (triangular top). The inside is very decorated in a mix of Italian Baroque and Austrian Rococo styles.
Hull Minster	Kingston upon Hull		Hull Minster, once called Holy Trinity, is one of England's largest parish churches. When its transepts were built in the early 1300s, a lot of brick was used, which was new for English churches. It was mostly built between 1300 and 1425, with the tower added around 1500. It was restored several times in the 1800s and 1900s. On May 13, 2017, it was rededicated as Hull Minster.
St James	Sutton-on-Hull Kingston upon Hull		This church started around 1347 with the nave and south aisle. The west tower was added around 1400. It has had more additions and restorations since. Inside, there's a 1200s tub font and a chest tomb from around 1349.
All Saints	Kirby Underdale		The west tower and nave are Norman from the 1000s, and the arcades (rows of arches) are from the 1100s. A vestry was added in 1828. The chancel was completely rebuilt in 1870–1871, and a south porch was added. A Roman sculpture of Mercury is built into the north aisle wall.
St Mary	Kirkburn		St Mary's was built in the mid-1100s and still has many Norman features, especially in its tower and chancel. The chancel was partly rebuilt in 1818, and the church was restored in the 1850s. Inside, there's a Norman font, and a chancel screen and marble reredos (decorated screen behind the altar) designed by George Edmund Street.
St Andrew	Kirk Ella		The chancel is from the early 1200s, and the west tower, made of white limestone, was built between 1450 and 1454. Its dark pinnacles were added in the 1880s. Much of the church was rebuilt in the 1800s. Inside, under the tower, are rare remains of a Decorated style screen from the early 1300s. There are also many monuments from the 1700s and 1800s.
St Peter	Langtoft		The west tower and south arcade are from the 1200s, and the chancel and north aisle from the 1300s. In 1900–1903, the church was restored, and the north aisle was added. Inside, there's an 1100s font from a demolished local church.
St Catherine	Leconfield		This church has a nave from the 1100s or earlier, aisles from the early 1200s, and the chancel from later that century. The west tower and south porch are from the 1500s. Some windows have stained glass from the 1300s and 1400s.
St Mary	Lockington		This church is from the 1100s, with later additions. The 1200s west tower was rebuilt in the 1600s. The 1700s pulpit has a reader's desk and a sounding board (a canopy to project sound). The south chapel was changed in 1634–1635; its walls are covered with 173 panels, each with a coat of arms.
All Saints	Londesborough		The south doorway is Norman with a sundial in its tympanum (the space above the doorway). A cross-head from the late 800s or early 900s is built into the wall. Other parts of the church are in the Early English or Perpendicular styles. Inside, there are monuments to the Earls of Burlington, including one to the architect Richard Boyle.
All Saints	Low Catton		This church is from the 1100s, with Norman features in the north transept. The aisles were added in the 1200s, and the southwest tower in the 1400s. In 1866, the chancel was largely rebuilt, and its roof is much higher than the nave roof. The east window was designed by Edward Burne-Jones.
All Saints	Market Weighton		The oldest part of this church is the nave from the 1000s. The chancel and lower part of the tower are from the 1200s, and the aisles from the 1300s. The tower's upper part, made of brick, was heightened in 1785. The church was restored in the 1870s. The Norman font is from the 1000s or 1100s.
St Margaret	Millington		St Margaret's is a small church with a 1100s nave, a 1300s chancel, and a 1800s west bellcote (small tower for bells) and porch. The south doorway is Norman. Inside, there's a west gallery and altar rails carved by Robert (Mouseman) Thompson.
All Saints	Nafferton		The nave was built in the 1100s and has a Norman chancel arch. The chancel itself is from the late 1200s, the aisles from the 1300s and 1400s, and the west tower from the 1400s. Porches were added in the 1800s. To the south of the chancel arch is a squint (a hole to see the altar). The font is a tub shape with special decorations. All the pews are 1800s box pews (enclosed seats).
St Nicholas	Newbald		This cross-shaped church without aisles is considered the most complete Norman church in the East Riding, with four Norman arches at the crossing. It dates from around 1140. The belfry (bell tower) was added in the 1200s, and the chancel and north vestry in the 1400s. It was restored four times in the 1800s. The 1100s tub font stands on eight columns and is carved with plants.
All Saints	North Cave		The base of the tower is Norman from the 1100s. The nave and chancel are from the 1200s, and the Perpendicular clerestory and upper tower were added in the 1400s. The porch is from 1753. The church was restored in 1892. On the south wall of the chancel is a painted rubric (instruction) for the Confession and Absolution.
St James	Nunburnholme		The nave is from the 1100s, and the chancel from the early 1200s. It was restored in 1872–1873. The west tower and south porch were added around 1902. Inside, there's an 1100s font. Under the tower are two pieces of a cross-shaft from around 1000.
St Wilfred	Ottringham		This church is from the 1100s, with later additions. It has a west tower with a recessed broach spire (a spire that rises from a square tower without a parapet). The eight-sided font is from the 1400s, and the church has a full set of 1700s box pews.
St Patrick	Patrington		This cross-shaped church is mainly from the 1300s, with a spire added to its central tower in the 1400s. The church building includes stone from the 1100s–1200s. In the chancel, there's a sedilia, a piscina, and an Easter Sepulchre (a special place used during Easter).
St Andrew	Paull		This church replaced an earlier one destroyed in 1355, using some of its old materials. It was damaged during the Siege of Hull in 1643, then repaired in 1663 and around 1700, and restored in 1879. All the windows have Perpendicular style tracery (stone patterns). The oldest monuments are from the 1400s.
All Saints	Pocklington		The nave is from the 1100s or earlier. The transepts were added in the 1200s, the west tower and chancel in the 1400s, and the porch was rebuilt in the 1800s using older materials. The font is from the 1100s, on an 1800s base. Inside, there are two monuments from the 1500s.
All Saints	Preston		The chancel is from the 1200s and was rebuilt in 1870. Other parts of the church are from the 1300s to 1500s. The west tower is in the Perpendicular style. The church was restored in the late 1870s and early 1880s. The eight-sided font is from the 1400s.
All Saints	Roos		The chancel is from the 1200s, and the nave from the 1300s. The west tower was built in the 1300s and made taller in the 1400s. The porch was added in 1842 when the church was restored. An organ chamber was built in 1881. There are pieces of medieval stained glass in the clerestory windows.
All Saints	Rudston		The west tower and tower arch are Norman from the 1100s. The aisles and chancel were built in the 1200s, and the porch in the 1800s. The church was restored in 1861. Inside, there's an 1100s font and a 1300s piscina and sedilia. There's also a memorial to the author Winifred Holtby, who died in 1935 and is buried in the churchyard.
St Leonard	Scorborough		This church was built between 1857 and 1859 for Lord Hotham. It was designed in the Gothic Revival style.
All Saints	Shiptonthorpe		The nave is from the 1100s. The west tower, north aisle, and chancel with its north chapel are from the 1200s. The tower was made taller in the 1400s. The church was restored in 1883.
St Helen	Skeffling		Almost all of this church, except for the 1800s south porch, dates from the 1460s. It was restored in 1901. In the chancel, there are three plain sedilia. The font is from the 1400s, and the oldest monument in the church is from 1494.
St Leonard	Skerne		This is a small church with the nave and chancel from the 1100s. The chancel arch, south doorway, and some windows are all in the Norman style. The tower was added in the 1400s, and the vestry and south porch in the 1800s. Inside, there are effigies from the mid-1300s.
All Saints	Skipsea		The nave and chancel were built in the 1000s, with the tower aisles and clerestory added in the 1400s. In the mid-1850s, the church was restored, adding a south porch, a north vestry, and rebuilding the arcades. Much of the church is in the Perpendicular style, with embattled parapets (walls with battlements) on the nave and aisles.
St Augustine	Skirlaugh		This church was built between 1401 and 1405, replacing an older one. It was paid for by Bishop Walter Skirlaw, who was born in the area. It is entirely in the Perpendicular style. The church was restored in 1878, with more changes in the 1980s.
St Lawrence	Snaith		This church was founded in Anglo-Saxon times, but the current building dates from 1086. It has had additions since, including a 1200s tower and a 1300s chancel. It was restored in the 1860s and repaired later. To the north of the tower is a former consistory court (a church court). There's also a monument from 1837.
St Mary	South Dalton		This is a new church designed in the Gothic Revival style. It was built between 1858 and 1861 for Lord Hotham. The church has a very tall steeple that is 208 feet (63 meters) high. All the inside decorations were designed by the same architect.
St Mary	Swine		This was originally the eastern part of a Cistercian nunnery church from around 1180. It was changed in the 1300s and 1400s. In 1787, the west tower was rebuilt, and a porch and vestry were added in the 1800s. Inside, there are choir stalls with misericords and monuments from the 1300s.
St Michael and All Angels	Sutton upon Derwent		The nave is from the 1100s, and the chancel from the 1200s. The west tower was built in the 1400s, and the south porch in the 1400s–1500s. Inside, there's a re-set 1100s round arch and pieces of an 1000s carved cross.
All Saints	Thwing		This church is from the 1100s, with a Norman south doorway and chancel arch. Much of the rest of the church is in the Perpendicular style. It was restored between 1898 and 1901, with parts rebuilt. Inside, there's a Norman font and monuments from the 1300s and later.
St Mary	Watton		St Mary's is a brick church built in the 1400s, using some parts from the 1200s. Changes were made in the 1800s, and a parapet was added to the west tower in the 1900s. Inside, there's a rood screen (a screen separating the nave from the chancel), and a piscina in the south wall of the nave.
St Peter	Wawne		The nave is from the 1100s or earlier, the tower and aisles from the early 1200s, and the chancel from later that century. It's built of stone, with brick repairs.
St Mary	Welwick		The oldest parts of this church, like the tower arch and parts of the nave and chancel, are from the late 1200s. Additions were made in the 1300s, and the tower was rebuilt in the 1400s. It was restored in the early 1900s and around 1980. In the south aisle, there's a detailed tomb from around 1340. It has an effigy of a priest, surrounded by four angels, under an ogee arch (a special S-shaped arch). The grave slab has carvings of the symbols of the Four Evangelists. You can also see traces of wall paintings on the nave walls.