---
title: "St Helen, Brigsley"
description: "Located in Brigsley, Lincolnshire. Built C11 tower; C13 nave arcades; early C14 chancel; aisles removed 1796. Diocese of Lincoln. Grade II*. Norman and Gothic style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Lincolnshire","Brigsley","Grade II*","Norman","Gothic"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-helen-brigsley"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:23:21.432Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T16:00:15.810Z"
location: "Brigsley, Lincolnshire"
country: "England"
county: "Lincolnshire"
town: "Brigsley"
address: "High Street, Brigsley, Lincolnshire, DN37 0BJ"
postcode: "DN37 0BJ"
built: "C11 tower; C13 nave arcades; early C14 chancel; aisles removed 1796"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["Helen"]
diocese: "Lincoln"
grade: "II*"
style: "Norman and Gothic"
materials: "Ironstone rubble and ashlar with limestone, chalk and cobble bands; slate nave roof, pantiles to chancel"
website: "https://walthamgroupchurches.wordpress.com/churches/brigsley/"
openingHours: "Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church."
parish: "Brigsley St Helen"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1103490"
gridReference: "TA 254 018"
accessNotes: "Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby"
---

# St Helen, Brigsley

St Helen’s is a Grade II* parish church on Church Lane, Brigsley, Lincolnshire, in the Diocese of Lincoln: a small medieval church whose aisles were taken down in 1796.

## Overview

Historic England lists an eleventh-century tower with fourteenth- and fifteenth-century windows and parapet, thirteenth-century blocked nave arcades, a fourteenth- to fifteenth-century clerestory, and an early fourteenth-century chancel. Alterations of 1796 included removal of the aisles, insertion of a west door and refitting of the interior. Later restorations include the chancel in 1961. The tower is ironstone rubble and squared blocks with bands of cobbles, limestone and chalk; the nave is squared ironstone with brick blocking; the chancel mixes ironstone, limestone and chalk. Roofs are slate to the nave and pantiles to the chancel.

The interior retains a tall round-headed tower arch, exposed lower sections of the former arcade piers, a medieval octagonal font, and a mid-eighteenth-century black marble floor slab to Richard Cressy (died 1746). Eighteenth-century fittings include a panelled octagonal pulpit with tester, communion rails with column-on-vase balusters, and a half-glazed door to the tower arch. Painted commandment boards and Royal Arms of 1819 by G. Stout of Grimsby survive. The church stands on raised ground east of Church Lane, south-south-west of Grimsby.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1103490](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1103490)
- [British Listed Buildings: Church of St Helen, Brigsley](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101103490-church-of-st-helen-brigsley)