---
title: "St James, Nunburnholme"
description: "Located in Nunburnholme, Yorkshire. Built C12 nave, early C13 chancel; restored 1873; tower and porch c.1902. Diocese of York. Grade I. Norman and Early English, with later restorations style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Yorkshire","Nunburnholme","Grade I","Norman","George Gilbert Scott","Temple Moore"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-james-nunburnholme"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T02:25:45.713Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T18:58:03.286Z"
location: "Nunburnholme, Yorkshire"
country: "England"
county: "Yorkshire"
town: "Nunburnholme"
address: "Church Lane, Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, YO42 1QU"
postcode: "YO42 1QU"
built: "C12 nave, early C13 chancel; restored 1873; tower and porch c.1902"
architect: "George Gilbert Scott (1873); Temple Moore (c.1902 tower and porch)"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["James"]
diocese: "York"
grade: "I"
style: "Norman and Early English, with later restorations"
materials: "Ashlar; plain tile roofs"
website: "https://www.pocklingtongroupofchurches.org/contact_us.html"
openingHours: "Open every day, 10am until 5pm."
parish: "Nunburnholme and Warter"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1309850"
gridReference: "SE 847 477"
accessNotes: "Accessible toilets in church. Level access throughout"
---

# St James, Nunburnholme

St James is a Grade I parish church on Church Lane, Nunburnholme, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in the Diocese of York and the benefice of Pocklington Wold.

## Overview

Historic England records a twelfth-century nave and early thirteenth-century chancel, restored in 1873 by George Gilbert Scott, with the west tower and south porch by Temple Moore around 1902. The fabric is ashlar with plain tile roofs: a west tower, three-bay nave with south porch, and two-bay chancel. The twelfth-century chancel arch was reused as the tower arch, with scallop capitals and chevron ornament.

Under the tower is a cross-shaft of about 1000 AD, two fragments fitted together, carved with figures, foliage and beasts. The listing also notes a twelfth-century font, probably re-tooled. The village name recalls a Benedictine nunnery; the church belonged to Warter Priory before the advowson passed to the Archbishops of York. The dedication to St James is recorded from at least the eighteenth century; a 1536 will refers to the churchyard of All Hallows.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1309850](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1309850)
- [British Listed Buildings: Church of Saint James](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101309850-church-of-saint-james-nunburnholme)
- [Pocklington Group of Churches](https://www.pocklingtongroupofchurches.org/contact_us.html)