St Mary's Church, Embsay with Eastby

[1] After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, a chapel was maintained for worship for many years, but eventually closed.

In 1853, a new church was built on the site of the priory, to cater for a growing population, working in the textile industry.

[3] In 2015, the church received a £92,000 grant to fund the restoration of its roof.

[4] The church is built of sandstone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel, a north vestry and a west tower.

The tower has two stages, angle buttresses, a two-light mullioned window with a hood mould, two-light bell openings with hood moulds, and an embattled parapet.