St Helen Churchyard
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St Helen Churchyard

Skeffling, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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    Coordinates: 53.64995, 0.07235
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In Norman times twenty Benedictine monks, who came over from the Abbey of St Martin's, Normandy, founded the Burstall Priory in Skeffling. This Priory as long since disappeared into the Humber, but an Archway was retrieved from the ruins and it now stands in the Garden of Manor Farm Skeffling, there is also a mulberry tree, brought there by an ocean going captain about the year 1580. 

These monks founded the grand old church of St. Helens in the year 1281, in the reign of King Edward the First. The patrons were the Abbot and Convent of Aumale in Normandy. The first parish priest was Thomas J Plessinghowe. This old church with grey stone wall is about 680 years old. 

Nearly 200 years later, on 15 October 1466, after some rebuilding, licence was granted to Sir John Linwood, the vicar of Skeffling, to celebrate Holy Communion at the high altar, after which it was completely finished and adorned, to administer Holy Sacrament. 

On 30 June 1470, William Bishop of Dronmore dedicated the church of St. Helens alias Burstal. 

In more recent years the church was badly in need of a musical instrument but there were unfortunately no funds available. At that time the Ward family were living locally, and they were a very musical family. John Ward had heard of some second-hand pipes and they few odds and ends taken from an organ that was being dismantled at King's Lynn, and were being sold for scrap. John bought them for four pounds ten pence, thinking he could make use of them. After months of hard work and hand pumping by his brother Will Ward, John could sit and play the chants and hymns he loved. John played his handmade organ until his death a few years ago. Alas John's masterpiece has now been replaced by a modern harmonium.

In Norman times twenty Benedictine monks, who came over from the Abbey of St Martin's, Normandy, founded the Burstall Priory in Skeffling. This Priory as long since disappeared into the Humber, but an Archway was retrieved from the ruins and it now stands in the Garden of Manor Farm Skeffling, there is also a mulberry tree, brought there by an ocean going captain about the year 1580. 

These monks founded the grand old church of St. Helens in the year 1281, in the reign of King Edward the First. The patrons were the Abbot and Convent of Aumale in Normandy. The first parish priest was Thomas J Plessinghowe. This old church with grey stone wall is about 680 years old. 

Nearly 200 years later, on 15 October 1466, after some rebuilding, licence was granted to Sir John Linwood, the vicar of Skeffling, to celebrate Holy Communion at the high altar, after which it was completely finished and adorned, to administer Holy Sacrament. 

On 30 June 1470, William Bishop of Dronmore dedicated the church of St. Helens alias Burstal. 

In more recent years the church was badly in need of a musical instrument but there were unfortunately no funds available. At that time the Ward family were living locally, and they were a very musical family. John Ward had heard of some second-hand pipes and they few odds and ends taken from an organ that was being dismantled at King's Lynn, and were being sold for scrap. John bought them for four pounds ten pence, thinking he could make use of them. After months of hard work and hand pumping by his brother Will Ward, John could sit and play the chants and hymns he loved. John played his handmade organ until his death a few years ago. Alas John's masterpiece has now been replaced by a modern harmonium.

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