English Heritage sites near Thornton Steward Parish
MIDDLEHAM CASTLE
3 miles from Thornton Steward Parish
Middleham Castle is a fascinating place to visit in the Yorkshire Dales. Once the childhood home of Richard III, relive the Castle's illustrious history and unlock the deeds of its great owners.
EASBY ABBEY
8 miles from Thornton Steward Parish
In a beautiful setting by the River Swale, Easby can be reached via a pleasant walk from Richmond Castle.
MARMION TOWER
8 miles from Thornton Steward Parish
The fine 15th-century gatehouse of a vanished riverside manor house, with a beautiful oriel window. The monuments of the manor's Marmion family owners grace the adjacent church.
RICHMOND CASTLE
8 miles from Thornton Steward Parish
With its breathtaking views of the Yorkshire dales, Richmond Castle is one of the finest tourist attractions in North Yorkshire.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, STUDLEY ROYAL
13 miles from Thornton Steward Parish
This magnificent High Victorian Anglican church was designed in the1870s by the flamboyant architect William Burges, and has been called his 'ecclesiastical masterpiece'.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
16 miles from Thornton Steward Parish
An excavated section, part cut into rock, of the ramparts of the huge Iron Age trading and power-centre of the Brigantes, the most important tribe in pre- Roman northern Britain.
Churches in Thornton Steward Parish
Thornton Steward: St Oswald
Back Lane
Thornton Steward
Ripon
http://www.jervaulxchurches.co.uk/index.html
Saint Oswald's in the Parish of Thornton Steward is recorded in the Domesday Book and is the oldest church in Wensleydale, the site having been a place of Christian worship since the year 680 centuries before the Norman Conquest. Cross heads and ninth century stones can be seen at the church. Scholars consider the site to be Anglo-Saxon with the existing building being mostly Norman on Saxon foundations. Built by Alan first Earl of Richmond nephew of William the Conqueror whose steward dwelt in the then village the church is a haven of peace and tranquility for all.
No churches found in Thornton Steward Parish