St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale
| St Gregory's Minster | |
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Kirkdale, Yorkshire | |
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| Status: | Parish church |
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| Church of England | |
| Diocese of York | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE676857 |
| Location: | 54°15’47"N, -0°57’46"W |
| History | |
| Built about 1060 | |
| Anglo-Saxon | |
| Information | |
St Gregory's Minster is an Anglo-Saxon church with a rare sundial, standimg in Kirkdale in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is near near Kirkbymoorside in the Vale of Pickering.
The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The minster was built around 1060 on the site of an earlier church. Major modifications were completed in the 15th century and in the 1800s. The church was restored during 1907–1909.[1] The building is similar in style and age to that of St Hilda's, Ellerburn.
The Parish of Kirkdale is a local ecumenical partnership[2] with
- St Saviour's Church, Harome
- St Hilda's Church, Beadlam
- All Saints’ Church, Nunnington
- St John the Baptist's Church, Pockley
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Aerial view from the north-west -
From the west -
Interior from the west -
Interior from the east -
Stained glass -
Font -
Organ -
Weathercock -
Roof
Sundial
The sundial above the church door dates to the 11th century (believed to have been installed between 1055 and 1065).[3] The inscription is in Old English:
Orm Gamalsuna bohted Scs Gregorius Minster ðonne hit ƿes æltobrocan ⁊ tofallan ⁊ he hit :let macan newan from grunde Xpr ⁊ Scs Gregorius in Eadweard dagum Cng ⁊n Tosti dagum Eorl
Þis is dæges solmerca
æt ilcum tide
Hawarð me wrohte ⁊ Brand Prs
In Historic England's translation: "Orm Gamal's son bought St. Gregory's Minster when it was all broken down and fallen and he let it be made anew from the ground to Christ and St. Gregory, in Edward's days, the king, and in Tosti's days, the Earl. This is day's Sun marker at every tide. And Haworth me wrought and Brand, priests."
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale) |
- Kirkdale Churches: St Gregory's Minster
- "Kirkdale", Ormerod.uk.net, description of the Minster reproduced from guides published by the Parochial Church Council
- Information on St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale from GENUKI
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1149213: St Gregory's Minster, Welburn (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "Welcome". Kirkdale Churches. http://www.kirkdalechurches.org.uk/welcome/. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ↑ Kilpatrick, Kelly A. (16 September 2010). "St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire". University of Oxford. http://poppy.nsms.ox.ac.uk/woruldhord/items/show/355.