Religion
Churches within Pocklington include:
- All Saints' Church, known in the area as the Cathedral of the Wolds, dates from the late 12th to early 15th century.
- Pocklington Christian Fellowship, formerly known as Pocklington Pentecostal Church, meets in the church building originally constructed in 1807 as a Desenters chapel, known as Ebenezar Independent Chapel.
- Pocklington Methodist Church, originally the Wesleyan Methodist Church, built in 1864 in the Grecian style - 150 members.
- St Mary & St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.
There are no non-Christian houses of worship within Pocklington, but Kilnwick Hall, just outside Pocklington, is home to a large resident Madhyamaka Buddhist Meditation Retreat Centre. It runs regular Buddhist meditation classes.
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