---
title: "Old St Stephen, Fylingthorpe"
description: "Located in Fylingthorpe, Yorkshire. Built 1821 rebuilding on a medieval site; south porch and north vestry early additions. Grade I. Gothick preaching box style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Churches Conservation Trust","Yorkshire","Fylingthorpe","Robin Hood's Bay","Grade I","Gothick"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/old-st-stephen-fylingthorpe"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:42:43.457Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-07T17:50:18.415Z"
location: "Fylingthorpe, Yorkshire"
country: "England"
county: "Yorkshire"
town: "Fylingthorpe"
address: "Fylingthorpe, Yorkshire, YO22 4PN"
postcode: "YO22 4PN"
built: "1821 rebuilding on a medieval site; south porch and north vestry early additions"
denomination: "Churches Conservation Trust"
grade: "I"
style: "Gothick preaching box"
materials: "Coursed herringbone-tooled sandstone with ashlar dressings, purple slate roof"
openingHours: "Open daily."
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1148706"
gridReference: "NZ 941 059"
accessNotes: "Accessible toilets nearby. Level access to the main areas"
---

# Old St Stephen, Fylingthorpe

Old St Stephen on Church Lane, Fylingdales, stands on the hillside above Robin Hood’s Bay: a Grade I Gothick former parish church of 1821, in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

## Overview

Historic England records a former parish church, an 1821 rebuilding on a medieval site: coursed herringbone-tooled sandstone with ashlar dressings and a purple slate roof; a single-cell preaching box with a small sanctuary, south porch and north vestry (early additions), in Gothick style. The open-pedimented porch has a segment-arched entrance; a sundial is dated 1736, 1864 and 1919. The five-bay nave has pointed-arched windows with interlaced heads. The interior keeps complete late Georgian fittings: a panelled gallery on the north and west on Roman Doric columns, and a lateral south pulpit with sounding board. Wikipedia dates completion to 1822 and closure to 1870, when a new parish church superseded it. Listed Grade I on 6 October 1969 (NHLE 1148706). No independent parish website other than the Trust’s listing host is used here.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1148706](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1148706)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_St_Stephen%27s_Church,_Fylingdales)