Ruston Parva Church

St. Nicholas Church, Ruston Parva

Sunday 10th May 2015

Returning to Driffield from the Bridlington direction, I noticed (for the first time) what looked like a little church standing on top of the hill overlooking Ruston Parva village. We drove into the village, but could not see a path to the church. I asked someone in the village who gave us directions to a track between houses. At the top of the hill was the tiny church of St. Nicholas. Looking at the church I noticed four things at once. The first was the severe lean on the bell tower, followed by the industrial brickwork, the date 1832 and what looked like the base of an earlier church. All this was confirmed, the church was rebuilt in 1832 on the site of a Norman building and the bell tower did indeed have a lean. There are no windows or door on the north side. This view is taken looking at the west door, with windows on the south side. A fantastic location, perched high above the Wolds village.