Church of Saint Ethelburgh

CHURCH OF SAINT ETHELBURGH

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1346278
Date first listed:
26-Jan-1967
List Entry Name:
Church of Saint Ethelburgh
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF SAINT ETHELBURGH
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1346278
Date first listed:
26-Jan-1967
Date of most recent amendment:
23-Jul-1985
List Entry Name:
Church of Saint Ethelburgh
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF SAINT ETHELBURGH

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF SAINT ETHELBURGH

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Millington
National Grid Reference:
SE 81332 53879

Details

SE 85 SW MILLINGTON GREAT GIVENDALE

5/11 Church of Saint Ethelburgh 26.1.67 (Formerly listed as Church of St. Ethelburga under General)

II*

Church. Rebuilt 1849, using old materials, by W H Dykes. Ashlar, slate roof. Nave with twin bellcote, chancel. Nave has pointed 2-light window with C19 tracery in Curvilinear style. Pointed double-chamfered south door. Buttresses with offsets mark position of chancel arch. Chancel: C13 low- side window with trefoil head, beneath trefoil-headed lancet, to west, pointed window with Y-tracery under hood-mould to east. Pointed east window of 3 lights with intersecting tracery under hood-mould. Interior: mid C13 stoup to west of south door. lid C12 chancel arch of 3 orders with attached shafts and scalloped capitals carved with interlaced foliage and human faces supporting round arch of 2 outer square orders with chevrons and inner order with deep roll-mouldings. Trefoil headed sedilium and trefoil-headed piscina to south wall of chancel. Brass wall-memorial with inscription, in Latin, to George Jackson, died 1641, on north wall of chancel; on south wall, tablet to Sir Jonathan Atkins (died 1702 aged 99), his son John Atkins (died 1732, aged 79) and his sister Jane Atkins (died 1761, aged 100).

Listing NGR: SE8133253879

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
166979
Legacy System:
LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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