English Heritage sites near Hornby Parish
EASBY ABBEY
5 miles from Hornby Parish
In a beautiful setting by the River Swale, Easby can be reached via a pleasant walk from Richmond Castle.
RICHMOND CASTLE
6 miles from Hornby Parish
With its breathtaking views of the Yorkshire dales, Richmond Castle is one of the finest tourist attractions in North Yorkshire.
MIDDLEHAM CASTLE
7 miles from Hornby 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.
MARMION TOWER
10 miles from Hornby 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.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
12 miles from Hornby 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.
PIERCEBRIDGE ROMAN BRIDGE
14 miles from Hornby Parish
Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.
Churches in Hornby Parish
Hornby: St Mary
Hornby
Hornby, near Bedale
Bedale
01677 450 920
St. Mary's was rebuilt on the site of an earlier Saxon church began about 14 years after the Norman Conquest, around 1080. The oldest parts of the church are the tower and the dog-toothed arches of the North Nave. The lower stages of the tower show a combination of Saxon and Norman styles, the Saxon influence being most notable in the third stage, the original belfry.
The second stage of the tower carries the clock faces, and the fourth stage, with windows in perpendicular style, was added in the late fifteenth century. This stage is now the belfry, and contains four bells, the oldest of which was originally provided by William, Lord Conyers (1468-1524).
Many fine monuments decorate the church. Stone and alabaster figures and brass images of Crusader knights and their families lie in the chapels. Medieval paintings of birds and foliage decorate the chantry chapel screen. The north aisle's east window contains original medieval glass from the 14th century
No churches found in Hornby Parish