Church of Saint Swithin
CHURCH OF SAINT SWITHIN, BACK LANE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366258
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Swithin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SAINT SWITHIN, BACK LANE
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2003-11-15
- Reference:
- IOE01/11648/04
- Rights:
- © Mr Les Waby. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366258
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Swithin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF SAINT SWITHIN, BACK LANE
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SAINT SWITHIN, BACK LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sproatley
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 19480 34393
Details
SPROATLEY BACK LANE TA 13 SE (south side) 6/76 Church of Saint Swithin GV II Church. 1814-20, rebuilt 1886 by Smith and Brodrick. Grey brick with stone dressings, graduated slate roof. Gothic Revival style. 3 stage west tower, 3-bay aisled nave with north porch, 2-bay chancel with north vestry. West tower: plinth, angle buttresses with offsets, chamfered strings to each stage. First and second stages have trefoil-headed lancets, clock to second stage. Belfry: 2-light square headed window with cusped tracery under hood- mould. Crenellated parapet with crocketed corner finials. Nave: chamfered plinth, buttresses with offsets. Two 3-light square-headed windows with Perpendicular tracery. South porch: segmental-headed door under hood-mould and blank tracery in apex of coped gable. Chancel: 2-light pointed window with Perpendicular tracery under hood-mould with foliate stops. Pointed 4-light east window with Perpendicular tracery under hood-mould with monarch stops. Raised coped gable with cross finial on shaped kneelers.
Listing NGR: TA1948034393
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 166536
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 10-Jun-2026 at 06:26:43.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.