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Church of St Michael

A Grade II* Listed Building in Bempton, East Riding of Yorkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.1309 / 54°7'51"N

Longitude: -0.1786 / 0°10'43"W

OS Eastings: 519109

OS Northings: 472099

OS Grid: TA191720

Mapcode National: GBR WN6N.3X

Mapcode Global: WHHF1.7F6H

Plus Code: 9C6X4RJC+9G

Entry Name: Church of St Michael

Listing Date: 30 June 1966

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1161842

English Heritage Legacy ID: 166787

ID on this website: 101161842

Location: St Michael's Church, Bempton, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15

County: East Riding of Yorkshire

Civil Parish: Bempton

Built-Up Area: Bempton

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Riding of Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Bempton St Michael

Church of England Diocese: York

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Description


TA 17 SE BEMPTON CHURCH LANE
(east side)

6/14 Church of St Michael
30.6.66
GV II *


Church. Early C13 nave arcades, C14 west tower, chancel 1829, C19 south
porch. Major restorations 1870, 1906. Ashlar, brick chancel partly
pebble dashed, slate roofs. 2-bay chancel, 4-bay aisled nave, south
porch, and west tower. Chancel south wall has 2 windows of 3 round-
headed lights under square head, round-headed south door between with
datestone 1829 over. Plain 3-light square-headed window with mullions
in north wall. 5-light east window with 3 round-headed lights above,
under pointed arch with hood-mould. Nave windows have C19 cusped
tracery. South clerestory has circular windows with cusped cross-
tracery: on the north side, 2-light windows under flat heads. West
tower of 2 plain lower stages and octagonal belfry stage, separated by
stringcourses. 2-light belfry openings with Curvilinear tracery under
battlemented parapet. West window of 2 trefoil-headed lights with
quatrefoil over. Interior has timber chancel screen of about 1829:
4 square-section fluted columns carrying elliptical arches with
keyblocks; panelling above incorporates Royal Arms. Nave arcade of
double-chamfered round arches on alternating round and octagonal piers
with round and octagonal abaci. Early C13 goblet-shaped font with
stiff-leaf ornament to base. 2 bells, 1 of c.1361.


Listing NGR: TA1910972099

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