Yorkshire. The village holds a very popular summer fete replete with floats on lorries and tractor trailers. There is a memorial garden which the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu visited in April 2016. St Mary the Virgin Church The village has a 12th-century church, called St Mary the Virgin, which has served as a Minster to this area until the dissolution of the monasteries. It has a spire, added in the 15th century, which allows it to dominate the plain. Its importance lies in the woodwork and carvings in the church and it has oldest recorded misericord in the country. Governance An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes Cliffe and surrounding areas with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 4,098. Notable residents Nigel Cumberland - Author, who lived in the village during his schooling years Blessed Robert Dalby - English Catholic priest and martyr. Jeremiah Smith (Royal Navy officer) (died 1675) References External links Hemingbrough Parish Council website Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Selby District Villages in North Yorkshire