---
title: "St Cuthbert, Kildale"
description: "Located in Kildale, Yorkshire. Built 1868; rebuilt on the site of the previous church. Diocese of York. Grade II. Decorated Gothic Revival style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Yorkshire","Kildale","Grade II","Decorated Gothic Revival","Fowler Jones","Diocese of York"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/kildale-st-cuthbert"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:55:17.720Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T16:00:45.736Z"
location: "Kildale, Yorkshire"
country: "England"
county: "Yorkshire"
town: "Kildale"
address: "Station Road, Whitby, Kildale, Yorkshire, YO21 2RH"
postcode: "YO21 2RH"
built: "1868; rebuilt on the site of the previous church"
architect: "Fowler Jones of York"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["Cuthbert"]
diocese: "York"
grade: "II"
style: "Decorated Gothic Revival"
materials: "Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roofs"
openingHours: "The church is open every day from 8.30am to 6pm in longer daylight hours (4pm in winter)."
parish: "Kildale"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1151363"
gridReference: "NZ 604 095"
accessNotes: "Accessible toilets nearby"
---

# St Cuthbert, Kildale

St Cuthbert's is a Grade II parish church on Station Road in Kildale, North Yorkshire, in the Diocese of York: a Decorated Gothic Revival rebuilding of 1868 on a long-used hillside site above the Whitby to Middlesbrough railway.

## Overview

Historic England lists the Church of Saints Gregory and Cuthbert (list entry 1151363, designated 23 June 1966). Pevsner records a rebuild of 1868 by Fowler Jones of York on the site of the previous church. The listing describes rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roofs: a two-stage west tower, four-bay nave with north aisle and south porch, and a lower two-bay chancel with north vestry, in Decorated style. The tower has corner buttresses, a south-east vice with a small attached stone spire, a two-light west window below a band of three coats of arms, louvred belfry openings, corner gargoyles and a pyramidal roof.

The gabled south porch incorporates medieval carved stones, and the porch interior holds four medieval grave covers and the circular head of a medieval cross. Fittings include a probably sixteenth-century font and a probably twelfth-century circular font. Pevsner notes an 1898 east window by Kempe. There has been a place of worship on the site for many centuries; the present church is reached by a footbridge over the railway, with Kildale station a short walk away.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1151363](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1151363)
- [British Listed Buildings: Church of Saints Gregory and Cuthbert](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101151363-church-of-saints-gregory-and-cuthbert-kildale)