St Martin's Church, Whenby

St Martin's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Whenby, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

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Whenby

Whenby is a civil parish and village in North Yorkshire, England. The village and parish is largely agricultural in nature, and although the village has a parish church. it was declared redundant in 1983. It is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust.

St Peter's Church, Dalby

St Peter's Church is the parish church of Dalby, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was built in the early 12th century, from which time, the east, south and west walls of the nave survive. It is believed that it was originally dedicated to Saint Mary. The chancel was rebuilt in an unusual fortified style in the 15th century, the north wall of the nave was rebuilt, a west window was inserted, and buttresses were added at the west end. A new east window was inserted in the 16th century. In 1886, the building was restored by James Demaine and Walter Brierley, whose work included a new south porch and some additional windows. The church was grade I listed in 1960. The church is built of sandstone with roofs of Welsh slate and lead, and consists of a three-bay nave with a two-light bellcote on the west gable, a south porch, and a two-bay chancel. The south doorway is Norman with one order and imposts. The chancel has the appearance of a tower house, with stepped buttresses and an embattled parapet. The east window has three lights, the jambs with carved depictions. Carvings include a shield and a gargoyle. Inside the church, the 12th century chancel arch survives. There are four 15th century tie beams in the roof, and on the north wall of the nave, a small piece of a black letter inscription with a decorative border, with a similar fragment on the south wall of the chancel. There is a memorial to Alan Ascough dating from 1675 and an early-19th century white marble tablet. There is a coat of arms of George IV of the United Kingdom, a benefaction board, a cast iron safe with Gothic tracery, and a font with a large bowl on a newer base.

Farlington, North Yorkshire

Farlington is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north of York between Stillington and Sheriff Hutton. A small stream, the Farlington beck, runs through the village.

St Leonard's Church, Farlington

St Leonard's Church is an Anglican church in Farlington, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was built about 1200, from which period survive most of the walls, the north and south doors, and the east windows. Buttresses were added to the south wall later in the 13th century. Two windows were added to the south wall of the chancel in the 15th century, and one in the south wall of the nave is probably 16th century. The church was heavily restored by Ewan Christian in 1886, with windows added or restored, the west end and its bellcote rebuilt, and a vestry and north porch added. The church was grade II listed in 1960. The church is built of stone with a Welsh slate roof, and consists of a nave and a chancel in one unit, and a north porch. On the west gable is a bellcote with two arched openings and a cross finial. The south doorway has a round arch and a chamfered quoined surround, and the porch contains a doorway with a moulded surround. Inside, there is a 19th-century crown post roof, an aumbry in the sanctuary, and a 13th-century font with an octagonal bowl and circular stem. The oak communion table is 17th century, and there is an old oak parish chest.