Wansford is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, it forms part of the civil parish of Skerne and Wansford

Skerne and Wansford

Skerne and Wansford is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south east of the town of Driffield and covering an area of .The civil parish is formed by the villages of Skerne and Wansford....

. It is situated on the B1249 road and just to the north of the River Hull

River Hull

The River Hull is a navigable river in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. It rises from a series of springs to the west of Driffield, and enters the Humber estuary at Kingston upon Hull. Following a period when the Archbishops of York charged tolls for its use, it became a free...

 and the Driffield Canal

Driffield Navigation

The Driffield Navigation is an waterway, through the heart of the Holderness Plain to the market town of Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The northern section of it is a canal, and the southern section is part of the River Hull. Construction was authorised in 1767, and it was fully...

. It is approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south east of Driffield

Driffield

Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield....

 and 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of North Frodingham

North Frodingham

North Frodingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south east of the town of Driffield and lies on the B1249 road....

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The church of St Mary, Wansford was built in 1866-8 to designs by G.E.Street. It is on the Sykes Churches Trail

Sykes Churches Trail

The Sykes Churches Trail is a tour of East Yorkshire churches which were built, rebuilt or restored by the Sykes family of Sledmere House in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...

devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.