St Cuthbert
Fishlake, Yorkshire
Fishlake St Cuthbert dates from around 1175 and is justly famous for its remarkable south doorway Romanesque architecture, come and see!
However, the search for a place to worship by the people of Stainforth goes back to the 14th century. There was a small medieval chapel in the village which fell to ruin after the Reformation Later it was replaced but the exact location is not known.
In 1819 St Matthew’s church was opened on Field Lane. In 1885, the parish of Stainforth was finally independent of Hatfield and St Matthews became a parish church. The area underwent a prominent change with the opening of the colliery. The population grew and a larger church was needed.
A larger church was needed and so, after years of effort and planning, the newly built parish church of St Mary was opened, almost directly opposite its predecessor, on 17th March 1934.
The land was given by the Revd Thomas Kilham Kilham, whose ancestors had been farmers in the village for at least 350 years. Inside see stained glass, memorials and our miners’ memorial sculpture which was commissioned for the 70th anniversary year of the 1939 cage crash at Hatfield Main Colliery.