St Hilda's Church is the

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Ampleforth Ampleforth is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, north of York. The village is situated on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The parish has a population of 883 according to the 2001 ...

, a village in

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, in England. The church was first built in mid 12th century, although only the tower arch and reset north doorway survive from this period. The south doorway dates from the early 13th century, and the chancel was rebuilt later in the century, when new windows were added to the nave. The tower was rebuilt in the 16th century. In 1868, T. H. and F. Healey undertook a heavy restoration of the church, adding a north aisle, replacing the east window, and refacing the walls. The church was

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in 1955. The church is built of limestone, and has a slate roof. It consists of a west tower, a four-bay nave, and a two-bay chancel. The tower has a trefoil-headed window to the west and belfry windows on each side, and is topped with battlements and pinnacles. The north door has rough carvings, some of which depict the signs of the zodiac. Inside, there is a 12th-century

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, a 14th-century effigy of a man and woman, and a tomb slab of similar date.

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St Hilda Hilda (or Hild) of Whitby (c. 614 – 680) was a Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby in 664. An important figure in the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon Engla ...

Church of England church buildings in North Yorkshire Grade II listed churches in North Yorkshire

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