English Heritage sites near Mappleton Parish

Skipsea Castle

SKIPSEA CASTLE

9 miles from Mappleton Parish

An impressive Norman motte and bailey castle, dating from before 1086 and among the first raised in Yorkshire, with the earthworks of an attendant fortified 'borough'.

Burton Agnes Manor House

BURTON AGNES MANOR HOUSE

15 miles from Mappleton Parish

A medieval manor house interior, with a rare and well preserved Norman undercroft and a 15th-century roof, all encased in brick during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Thornton Abbey and Gatehouse

THORNTON ABBEY AND GATEHOUSE

16 miles from Mappleton Parish

Thornton Abbey’s enormous and ornate fortified gatehouse is the largest and amongst the finest of all English Monastic gatehouses.

St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber

ST PETER'S CHURCH, BARTON-UPON-HUMBER

17 miles from Mappleton Parish

Located in North Lincolnshire, St Peter's Church is an archaeological and architectural treasure trove waiting for you to discover. It is home to over 2800 burials from Anglo-Saxon to Victorian times.

Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village

WHARRAM PERCY DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE

26 miles from Mappleton Parish

The most famous and intensively studied of Britain's 3,000 or so deserted medieval villages, Wharram Percy occupies a remote but attractive site in a beautiful Wolds valley.

Gainsthorpe Medieval Village

GAINSTHORPE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE

31 miles from Mappleton Parish

A deserted medieval village, one of the best-preserved examples in England, clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps.


Churches in Mappleton Parish

All Saints, Mappleton

Main Road Mappleton Hornsea
(01964) 534580
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The village of Mappleton is mentioned in the Domesday book, and it is belived that a church may have existed in 1086. In 1115 Mappleton was granted Priory (later Abbey) of Aumale (Albermarle) at Rouen, France. In 1228 the Abbey of Aumale ceded the rectory to the Archbishop of York, and in 1230 it became part of the Deaconry of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The church building is of cobble, with stone quoins and spire, being largely rebuilt in 1855-56, although retaining the earlier west tower. The spire was added to the tower at the time of rebuilding. It can be seen that the latter consists of two bands of colour, the material for this reputedly having been salvaged from a ship wrecked off the shore at Mappleton. In recent years the spire was found to be in a dangerous state. Whilst the building work was carried outduring 2002-03, the church was partially closed, but in the autumn of 2003 the reopening of the chancel marked the completion of the work.
During the second world war all the windows of the church received some damage, most of which occured when, at 11pm on the 27th August 1940, a bomb severely damaged a cottage which was situated directly opposite, on the present site of Maple garage. The windows were repaired in 1954, retaining as much of the original glass as possible.

In 1855 the roofs of the chancel and nave were raised. The tracery of the chancel windows suggest the style of circa 1300, but the east window is completely Victorian in origin, the work being carried out by E T Dowse in the late nineteenth century. In the south east wall of the chancel can be seen the unusual feature of a piscina incorporated into a windowsill

The present north arcade of the church is completely Victorian, although with windows in perpendicular style. The side of the original church held the private chapel of the Brough family, whose residence was the nearby Rolston Hall. The large white & grey marble tomb-chest is in memory of several members of the Brough family.


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St Giles

Goxhill hornsea
01964534580

St Giles Church, Goxhill is a treasure of the area. It is on a well-used rambler path and the Church is enjoyed for its unique sense of peace and spirituality. Regular services are held on the 5th Sunday only, but the Church is often filled to overflowing at Harvest Festival and Christmas Carol Services. In recent years the building was renovated and decorated, the tower being partially rebuilt.
It seems that a church was on this site in Norman times, and has been cared for by various families including the Lellays in 1297 and the Stokeses, who passed it on to Marmaduke Constable of Wassand. In the floor of the Nave is a memorial slab to Marmaduke Constable who died in 1690. Look for the interesting effigy in the Chancel.
The Church, consisting of Chancel, Nave and square Western Tower (containing one bell) was rebuilt in 1840 by Charles Constable. 51 years ago St Giles Church was in ill repair and closed. Today the Church is within the Parish of Mappleton and Goxhill with Great Hatfield and is cared for lovingly by PCC, congregation and friends.

Pubs in Mappleton Parish

Cross Keys

Main Road, Cowden, HU11 4UJ
(01964) 527203
crosskeyscowden.com/

Newly refurbished rural pub with through lounge and two separate bar. Owned by the same family as the adjacent holiday park complex.