Hinderwell is situated approximately one mile from Staithes and is home to the local Parish Council. St Hilda’s Church stands on the left hand side of the A174 as you approach the village from Staithes.

Originally called Hilderwell, it was named after St. Hilda the Abbess of Whitby. It is said that while passing through the village at a time of drought St. Hilda was asked to pray for water. The next morning on a nearby hillside in what is now the churchyard a spring appeared. These waters were believed to have healing powers, the spring still bubbles away in the church yard to this day.

Legend has it that Hinderwell Church was originally going to be built on chapel field - where the cemetery is now - the story goes that the stones for the church were placed into chapel field ready for building to begin. The next day when the stonemasons returned to start building the stones had been moved to the sight were the present church is. They moved the stones back to chapel field only to find that the following morning they had been moved back again. At this point it was decided that some divine intervention had taken place and the church was built on its present site.

Hinderwell provides a variety of accommodation and is an ideal base for walking holidays in the area. The village hall which seats 100 is available for hire. It has a public entertainment licence and catering services are available. For further information please use the link below.

Local amenities available in Hinderwell include

St Hilda’s C of E & church hall
Methodist chapel
Hinderwell village hall
Post office
Glamour Hair & Beauty
Public phone box
Hairdressers
General store
Fish & chip shop
2 public houses
Tennis courts
Petrol garage

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