St Mary the Virgin

The church is listed grade II. Inside is a list of the Rectors from 1250 and in the Chancel a fine 17th century memorial to the Hutton family of Marske in Swaledale. St Mary's contains the Regimental Chapel of The Green Howards Regiment. 

There is a very fine modern stained glass window celebrating the all-too-short life of Ruth Gedye. Much of the 20th century woodwork was carried out by the "Mouseman" (Thompson's of Kilburn). Can you count the number of sculpted mice? The twelve misericords and choir stalls in the chancel came from Easby Abbey. They date from the early sixteenth century and show a sow playing the bagpipes for two piglets, and a dragon stealing a goose.

In the churchyard, near the north wall of the church stands a plain, unadorned upright stone commemorating the death of 1,050 Richmond people who died in the plague of 1597-98. Also of interest is the grave of Robert Willance whose leg was amputated following an accident and buried, to be joined by the rest of his body some years later after he died. He was born in the 16th century and his house still stands in Frenchgate. There are also the graves of two soldiers who fought at Waterloo. The decorated stone above the North porch door was a mediaeval grave cover. The small size might indicate a child. It shows a Pattée cross on a stepped base with a sword indicating it marked the grave of a well-born male. 

The church possesses a very fine Harrison & Harrison organ and a new peal of eight bells installed in 2017. The tower, which extends to 80 feet (24 m), was built around 1399-1400 by the Earl of Westmorland and the font dates from around the same time period. An earlier, probably Norman, font was recovered from the churchyard and sits on the south path leading to the church.