Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton

There is no evidence of a church at Embleton preceding the Conquest. There are, however, some remains which indicate that there was a stone church on this site before the end of the 11th or in the early part of the 12th century consisting of a nave without aisles, a tower and a chancel. Of the tower, the lower portion remains. Light was provided by two windows, which are partly obscured. The dedication to the Holy Trinity may have been preceded by another, as in Bacon's Liber Regis (1534–5) and in Randall's State of the Churches under the Archdeaconry of Northumberland (c. 1778), there is mention of a dedication to St. Mary. In 1830, when known as St. Mary's, the patron was Merton College,…

Embleton church's superstructure is similar to others such as those of Yorkshire or the Midlands. The open battlement resembles that found at St Michael's Church, Coxwold in North Yorkshire; this pierced battlement is an unusual feature for a country church in northern England. in memory of the late Sir George Grey of Fallodon. There are two windows in the side walls and one at the east end of each aisle. They are all similar and, though modern, probably are representative of the originals. They match the tower's belfry windows. The three windows at the west end are modern. The first alteration seems to have been the replacing of the original chancel by another one, probably larger, towards…