St Wilfrid's Church, Hickleton

St Wilfrid's Church, Hickleton, is a parish church of the Church of England in Hickleton, near Doncaster in South Yorkshire.Location and historyThe existing church of St Wilfrid lies to the south of the A635 Doncaster-Barnsley road as you enter the village of Hickleton from the east. Archaeological excavations date the existing building back to circa 1150 but there is the suggestion of a church on this location in Saxon times. The building is Grade I listed.The chancel arch is a fine example of Norman construction, indicating that the church originally consisted of simply a small nave and chancel, whilst the western end of the nave and the porch date back to about 1300.The tower is perpendicular in style, being built of typical South Yorkshire Magnesian limestone and sandstone, which was possibly added when the church and its lands were gifted to the Priory of Monk Bretton by the Archbishop Neville of York in 1386 following the destruction of the priory by fire.RestorationsThe first major restoration took place between 1876–1888 and was supervised by G F Bodley. During this period a new north aisle and sacristry were added, the roof was raised and renewed, the sanctuary was paved with marble and new screens were added to enclose the altar.