Hertford Benefice - 5 parishes connected by the River Hertford in North Yorkshire
The Hertford Benefice lies on the southern flank of the Deanery of Scarborough in the Diocese of York. It is named after the River Hertford that rises in the parish of Hunmanby and flows west linking all five parishes of the benefice before the river eventually flows in to the River Derwent. The benefice extends from the beach in Filey Bay on the east as far west as Potter Brompton, 10 miles inland on the A64. From roughly east to west the five parishes are:
All Saints' Hunmanby
All Saints' Muston
St. John the Evangelist Folkton (Flixton)
St. Peter Willerby (Staxton)
St. Nicholas Ganton
You can access further information about any of the 5 parishes above by visiting their individual pages below.