St Lawrence's Church, Elstronwick

The church, in 2020

St Lawrence's Church is the parish church of Elstronwick, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England.

Elstronwick was long in the parish of St Peter's Church, Humbleton. There was a chapel of ease in the village by the early 14th century, from which some windows survive. The church was rebuilt in the early 16th century.[1][2] In 1848, it was described as "a small edifice, with a bell-turret at the west end... entered by a large doorway in the Grecian style, brought from Humbleton Hall when the chapel was repaired".[3] The chapel was largely rebuilt in 1875 and was grade II listed in 1987.[1]

The church is built of stone with freestone dressings and a slate roof. It consists of a nave and a chancel, and on the west gable is a timber bellcote with a broach spire and an ornamental slate roof. The east and west windows have stained glass installed in 1875, while inside there are several damaged 19th-century wall monuments.[1][2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence, Elstronwick (1287848)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. The Buildings of England (2 ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Samuel (1848). A Topographical Dictionary of England. London. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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