Ellerburn
Ellerburn | |
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St Hilda's Church in Ellerburn | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | SE841841 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PICKERING |
Postcode district | YO18 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Ellerburn is a village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, situated near Thornton-le-Dale, about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Pickering. It is located in the North York Moors National Park.
History
[edit]The tiny hamlet of Ellerburn was formerly an industrial area with paper mills and quarries.[1] There is an ancient church, a Grade II listed building,[2] which can boast some unconventional vicars. One in the 18th century stole stones to restore the church; another in the following century seems to have regularly fallen into the adjacent Thornton Beck and held services dripping wet.[3]
Between 1316 and the middle of the 19th century, Ellerburn came under the parish of Ellerburn-cum-Farmanby.[4] The area now belongs to the parish of Thornton-le-Dale.[5]
The Church of St Hilda
[edit]The original church of St Hilda building dates to the early Norman period, and according to some sources, to the Saxon era, as early as 850 or 1050. A number of carved stones from the 9th to 10th centuries incorporated in the walls. Four of the stones can be found to the left of the porch. A beautifully carved Anglo-Scandinavian style cross can be found on the south wall of the nave.[6] The font is 11th century on a modern base.
The church was restored and modified in 1904–1905 and in 1911.[7][8] During restoration an early building was found as well as an ancient altar stone which was reinstalled.
This church[9] is similar in style and age to St Gregory's Minster in Kirkdale.[10][11]
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Viking carved stone cross
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9th or 10th century column with ropework decoration
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Arch support carved with ammonites
References
[edit]- ^ Talbot, Rob; Whiteman, Robin (1996). The Yorkshire Moors and Dales. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 62. ISBN 9-780297-830405.
- ^ Cowley, Liz. "The Church of St Hilda, Ellerburn". Benefice of Thornton Dale. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ York and the Moors Landranger Guidebook. Ordnance Survey and Jarrold Colour Publications. 1988. p. 67. ISBN 9-780319-001455.
- ^ Page, William (1968). The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding volume 2. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research. p. 438. ISBN 0712903100.
- ^ "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn, North". Project Woruldhord. University of Oxford. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "A peek into the past - Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire". www.visitthorntonledale.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "St Hilda's Church Ellerburn - Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire". www.visitthorntonledale.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Hilda Thornton-le-Dale (1074194)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "ST GREGORYS MINSTER, Welburn (1149213)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Garbutt, W. W. (1999). The Church of St Hilda Ellerburn. K Allardice & J Goodwin.
External links
[edit]Media related to Ellerburn at Wikimedia Commons