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The village, or rather hamlet, where we stayed for a week: Old Byland, about three miles from Rievaulx Abbey and five from the town of Helmsley.
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All Saints, Old Byland
All Saints church dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, and was rebuilt in the 1140s – that is, during the Anarchy, when King Stephen and his cousin the Empress Maud duked it out for control of the kingdom.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEo3xq6TwavOg4t6WD7ZDxkDq9Vhbki1HQjweGCt0UQ0TEBatfTbEv7of6WMPM8IVhL6iVpRbOVHeqUYnmXiLeQ5UUkivVdJZ4CrlvOjk-griq60kqrxSSVFMeVDBJrUt4SnThHg/s320/Yorkshire+2008+642.jpg)
The font, which dates from the era when the church was rebuilt, and has been used to baptise inhabitants of Old Byland for the last 870 years.
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The font, which dates from the era when the church was rebuilt, and has been used to baptise inhabitants of Old Byland for the last 870 years.
9 comments:
That cottage garden looks lovely indeed.
If there's a conspiracy, and we turn it into a timeshare cottage, count me in!
I think we could turn it into a battle for that cottage!
Hey, I saw it first! It's mine. :-)
Actually, it seems to be a holiday cottage (if you google 'Bridge Cottage Rievaulx' it brings up a few results for it). There's a plan for us all next year - and we can fight over who gets the one bedroom. ;)
Yes, a very pretty cottage. Enjoy your (crowded?) booking :-)
Thanks, Carla - you're very welcome to join the fight for the bedroom, if you fancy a trip to Yorkshire. :)
The pix of the church are stunning.
Nice photos. The one of the sundial is interesting. I also like the outside shot of All Saints, and the darker inside shot looking down the nave.
Thanks, Anerje and Steven!
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