Church of St Peter, Reighton

St Peter’s Church in the villageSmall rural collection of buildings with a church. of Reighton, North Yorkshire, is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of York, the archdeaconry of East Riding and the Deanery of Bridlington, and is one of the five churches in The Headland BeneficeOriginally used in feudal societies to describe a grant of land as a reward for services rendered. In modern usage it refers to a collection of parishes working together under a single incumbent..^[1] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.^[2]

The original church dates from the 12th century, and parts of it were incorporated into the rebuilding of 1897–1905 carried out by Brodrick, Lowther and Walker, chiefly the arcadeSeries of arches carried on piers, columns or pilasters. Also used to denote a covered avenue with shops on one or both sides. and the chancelPart of a church containing the altar, used by the officiating clergy..

The church is built of rock-faced sandstone, and has a roof partly of tile and partly of slate. It consists of a naveCentral part of a church, used by the laiety., a north aislePart of a church on either side of the nave or choir, separated from them by arcades, colonnades or piers. More generally, a passageway between seats in an auditorium, shelves in a supermarket and so on., a south porchVestibule before the main entrance to a Christian church, less sacred than the church proper., a chancel and a west tower. The tower has two stages, with diagonal buttresses, two-light bell openings, and a coped parapet. The porch has a round-arched opening, and the south door has Norman jambs. The interior contains a “magnificent” Norman square font.^[2][3]