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The 20 best historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

Our curated top 20 historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 483 historic churches see the full historic churches index for Yorkshire & the Humber.

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    York Minster

    York Minster, cathedrals in Yorkshire & the Humber

    York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop o

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    Church of Saint Helen

    Church of Saint Helen, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    St Helen's Church is the parish church of Skipwith, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Remains of a 7th- or 8th-century building have been identified at the site, which may represent an earlier

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    Church of St Andrew

    Church of St Andrew, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    Church of St Andrew — Grade I listed church, Ryedale, United Kingdom.

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    Keelby

    Lincolnshire

    Keelby War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 5313681

    Keelby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, on the A18, 6 miles (10 km) west from the seaport of Grimsby and 4 miles (6 km) east from the local Humbersi

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    Church of St Mary

    Church of St Mary, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    Church of St Mary — church in Riccall, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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    St Aidan's Church

    St Aidan's Church, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    St Aidan's Church — former church in Carlton, North Yorkshire, England.

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    Church of St Wilfrid

    Church of St Wilfrid, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    Church of St Wilfrid — church in Monk Fryston, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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    Grasby

    Lincolnshire

    Grasby Primitive Methodist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 5599141

    Grasby is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Clixby) taken at the 2011 census was 480. It is situated

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    Church of St Mary

    Church of St Mary, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    Church of St Mary — church in Birkin, Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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    Church of Saint Martin

    Church of Saint Martin, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    St Martin's Church is a ruined church in Wharram Percy, a deserted village in North Yorkshire, in England. A timber church was built in Wharram Percy in the mid or late 10th century, and in the mid 11

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    Church of St Cuthbert

    Church of St Cuthbert, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    St Cuthbert's Church is the parish church of Sessay, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A church was built in Sessay in the Norman period; it retained zigzag mouldings and had stained glass inc

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    St Stephen's church, Robin Hood's Bay

    St Stephen's church, Robin Hood's Bay, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    St Stephen's Church is the parish church of Fylingdales, and lies in Robin Hood's Bay, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built between 1868 and 1870, to replace what is now Old

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    Church of St Peter

    Church of St Peter, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    Church of St Peter — church in Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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    York Unitarian Chapel

    York Unitarian Chapel, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    York Unitarian Chapel is a building on St. Saviourgate, York, England. It is a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella organisation for British Unitarians

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    St Helen's Church, Thorganby

    St Helen's Church, Thorganby, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    St Helen's Church is the parish church of Thorganby, a village in the county of North Yorkshire, in England. A church in Thorganby was first recorded in 1228, but by 1312 it was regarded as only a cha

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    Church of All Saints

    Church of All Saints, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    Church of All Saints — church in Ingleby Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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    Church of St John the Baptist

    Church of St John the Baptist, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    Church of St John the Baptist — church in East Ayton, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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    South Killingholme

    The Humber Refinery and the A160 - geograph.org.uk - 5302042

    South Killingholme is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,108. The parish was predominately agricultural and sparsely

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    Cadney

    Matching crosses at All Saints Church, Cadney - geograph.org.uk - 7022945

    Cadney is a village and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 459. It is situated 3 miles (5 km)

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    Church of St Mary

    Church of St Mary, historic churches in Yorkshire & the Humber

    Church of St Mary — church in Over Silton, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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