Ellerburn
History
The tiny hamlet of Ellerburn was formerly an industrial area with paper mills and quarries. There is an ancient church, a Grade II listed building, 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.
Between 1316 and the middle of the 19th century, Ellerburn came under the parish of Ellerburn-cum-Farmanby. The area now belongs to the parish of Thornton-le-Dale.
The Church of St Hilda
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. The font is 11th century on a modern base.
The church was restored and modified in 1904–1905 and in 1911. During restoration an early building was found as well as an ancient altar stone which was reinstalled.
This church is similar in style and age to St Gregory's Minster in Kirkdale.
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Viking carved stone cross -
9th or 10th century column with ropework decoration -
Arch support carved with ammonites
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Ellerburn at Wikimedia Commons
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