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Church Of St Mary The Virgin, Hornby
St Mary's Church Hornby, is the parish church for the village of Hornby, Richmondshire in North Yorkshire, England. The church is one of six in the Benefice of Lower Wensleydale. The oldest parts of the building date back to the 11th century. It is south east of Richmond and north of Bedale. History In medieval times, the approach to the village of Hornby from Richmond, was from the west. This afforded a good view of the church's tower set against the castle on the slight hill beyond. The village of Hornby is clustered around the church and the castle is set higher with a commanding view of the former Hornby Castle Park. The church, its earnings and one carucate of land, were bestowed upon St Mary's Abbey in York, in the early part of the 12th century by Stephen, Earl of Richmond (along with other lands and the churches at Burneston and Middleton Tyas). Soon afterwards, Archbishop Walter Grey gave it to the common fund of the church of York. Because of the distance from Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornby, Richmondshire
Hornby is a small village and civil parish located about north-west of Bedale. It is part of the non-metropolitan district of Richmondshire in the shire county of North Yorkshire, England. Etymology The name of the village is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Hornebi'' and ''Horneby''. It derives from the Old Norse personal name ''Horni'' and the word ''bý'' ('farm'). Thus the name once meant 'farm belonging to Horni'. Governance Hornby is part of the electoral ward of Hornby Castle. This ward stretches north to Brough with St. Giles Brough with St Giles is a village and a civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish also includes the settlements of Catterick Bridge and Walkerville, and Catterick Racecourse and the site of the R ..., with a total population of 1,766. References External links Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{richmondshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St Mary And St Alkelda, Middleham
The Church of St Mary and St Alkelda is a Church of England parish church in Middleham, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire. The church is a grade I listed building, and it dates from the 13th century. History The church was made a collegiate church in 1477 by Richard, Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III). Richard III's young son and heir, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, may possibly have been buried in the church after his death nearby in Middleham Castle in 1484. The collegiate body of the church consisted of a dean, six chaplains, four clerks and six choristers. The church was a Royal Peculiar until 1856, at which point the Dean was replaced by a Rector. On 15 February 1967, the church was designated a Grade I listed building. Present day Today, the church is part of the benefice of "Middleham w Coverdale and E Witton and Thornton St" in the Archdeaconry of Richmond and Craven of the Diocese of Leeds. The parish stands in the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benefice
A benefice () or living is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The Roman Empire used the Latin term as a benefit to an individual from the Empire for services rendered. Its use was adopted by the Western Church in the Carolingian, Carolingian Era as a benefit bestowed by the crown or church officials. A benefice specifically from a church is called a precaria (pl. ''precariae)'', such as a stipend, and one from a monarch or nobleman is usually called a fief. A benefice is distinct from an allodial title, allod, in that an allod is property owned outright, not bestowed by a higher authority. Roman Catholic Church Roman imperial origins In ancient Rome a ''benefice'' was a gift of land (precaria) for life as a reward for services rendered, originally, to the state. The word comes from the Latin language, Latin noun ''beneficium'', meaning "benefit". Carolingian Era In the 8th century, using their position as Mayor of the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister Dora
Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, better known as Sister Dora (16 January 1832 – 24 December 1878), was a 19th-century Anglican nun and nurse who worked in Walsall, Staffordshire. Life Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison was born in Hauxwell, North Riding of Yorkshire, the eleventh of the twelve children of the rector, Reverend Mark James Pattison (1788-1865) and his wife, Jane (; 1793-1860) Pattison. One of her siblings was the scholar Mark Pattison. Her childhood was overshadowed by the illness of her father, who had suffered a mental breakdown and become violent and domineering. In 1856, she became secretly engaged to James Tate, the son of the headmaster of Richmond School. The Tates were one of the few families with whom the Pattisons had social contact. At the same time she also developed feelings for another man, Purchas Stirke. After her mother's death in 1860, she broke off her relationships with both men. She was able to leave home due to a £90 bequest from her mother. From 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainderby Miers With Holtby
Ainderby Miers with Holtby is a civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Information is now kept with the parish of Kirkby Fleetham with Fencote. The parish is bounded to the east by the A1 road A list of roads designated A1, sorted by alphabetical order of country. * A01 highway (Afghanistan), a long ring road or beltway connecting Kabul, Kandahar, Herat and Mazar * A1 motorway (Albania), connecting Durrës and Kukës * A001 highwa ..., and is about three miles south of Catterick. It includes the hamlets of Ainderby Miers and Holtby Grange. External links * * Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{Hambleton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrathorne
Arrathorne is a hamlet and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The settlement is south of Richmond, north-west of Bedale and east of Leyburn. The name has been recorded variously as Ergthorn, Erchethorn, Erghethorn, Erethorn and Arrowthorne. It means ''The Thornbush by the Shieling''. Historically, the hamlet was in the Parish of Patrick Brompton in the Wapentake of Hang East. The nearest city to Arrathorne is Ripon. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 61. The population in 2011 census was 90 with an estimated population of the same number in 2015. It has neither pub nor public telephone box and is not on a bus route. The nearest bus stop is in Hunton, just over a mile away. The nearest national rail station on the East Coast Main Line is in Northallerton Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackforth
Hackforth is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about north of Bedale. Nearby settlements include Langthorne and Crakehall. History Hackforth was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as being in the hundred of "Land of Count Alan" and the county of Yorkshire, the population was estimated at 6 households. In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' described Tunstall as:"a township in Hornby parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 4¼ miles NNW of Bedale. Acres, 1, 264. Real property, £1, 957. Pop., 1 67. Houses, 28. The property belongs to the Duke of Leeds. Bishop Tunstall was a native."As mentioned in the gazetteer, Hackforth was the birthplace of Cuthbert Tunstall, who served as the Prince-Bishop of Durham on two occasions between the years of 1530 and 1559, during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. Governance The village lies within the Richmond (Yorks) parliamentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Brompton
Patrick Brompton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Patrick Brompton is situated about west of Bedale. It lies on the A684. The population of the parish at the 2001 Census was 155, rising to 167 at the 2011 Census. North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be at 170 in 2015. St Patrick's Church is located in the centre of the village as well as the village pub, called The Green Tree. The village is approximately from London and from Middlesbrough. The nearest primary school is Crakehall C of E Primary School in Great Crakehall, away. The Brompton Beck, which feeds into Bedale Beck, runs through the centre of the village. Parish history In the 1880s, Patrick Brompton was described as: :a township and a parish in Leyburn district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on an affluent of the river Swale, near the Northallerton and Leyburn railway, 4 miles NW by W of Bedale. The village of Patrick Brompton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St Patrick, Patrick Brompton
The Church of St Patrick, is the parish church for the village and parish of Patrick Brompton in North Yorkshire, England. The church is one of six in the Benefice of Lower Wensleydale and the oldest parts of the building date back to the 11th century. It is south east of Richmond and north of Bedale situated on the A684 road. It is only one of two churches in Yorkshire to be dedicated to St Patrick. History Reference to a church at ''Patric Brumpton'' was first made in the 12th century, though it is believed that a place of worship had existed on the site for some time before that. The present church structure is largely from the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries, though there have been some modifications, alterations and additions over the years. The church, which is now a grade I listed structure, underwent a restoration in 1864. It is only one of two Anglican churches in Yorkshire which are dedicated to St Patrick, (the other being St Patrick's Church, Patrington). However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St Andrew, Finghall
The Parish Church of St Andrew, Finghall,The village and parish is sometimes spelt in its archaic fashion of Fingall, dropping the 'H'. The name derives from ''Finegala, Finyngale'' or ''Fingala'' which means the ''Halh'' (land or area) of ''Fina's people''. At some point, the spelling was changed to include the 'H'. is the parish church for the village of Finghall in North Yorkshire, England. The building is located on the site of a much earlier Anglo-Saxon church and has some remnants of that era incorporated into the building, though the present structure dates back to the 12th century. The church is nearer to the hamlet of Akebar than it is to Finghall, which is to the south, because the church was originally in a medieval village that was deserted when it was ravaged by plague. The building is now a grade II* listed structure and is still used for worship. History The Church of St Andrew, Finghall, was built in the Early English style in the late 12th century and is now grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Riding Of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to the south-west, and Lincolnshire to the south. The coastal towns of Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea are popular with tourists, the town of Howden contains Howden Minster, Market Weighton, Pocklington, Brough, Hedon and Driffield are market towns with markets held throughout the year and Hessle and Goole are important port towns for the county. The port city of Kingston upon Hull is an economic, transport and tourism centre which also receives much sea freight from around the world. The current East Riding of Yorkshire came into existence in 1996 after the abolition of the County of Humberside. The county's administration is in the ancient market town of Beverley. The landscape is mainly rural, consisting of rolling hills, valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
