6. Kirkbymoorside (1) Market Place and High Street (Kirkby Moorside)

See also 13. Kirkbymoorside (2) All Saints Church

Ryedale Views of Kirkbymoorside - North Yorkshire - England

Note: Kirkbymoorside has in the past been written as Kirkby Moorside.

The market town of Kirkbymoorside goes back a long way and is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.

There are two old coaching inns, The Black Swan with its fine carved porch and the cruck-framed George and Dragon that has its origins in the 13th century.

It has a nice variety of bespoke independent shops and the pubs mention above and illustrated below.

The main high street of Kirkbymoorside, looking north. The tower of All Saints Church is visible on the right beyond the market square.

Kirkbymoorside is more a big village than a small town, but a most pleasant place to call in.

Kirkbymoorside is a lovely friendly small town on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors with two churches worth visiting to.

Market Place (above to the left is High Market Place), Kirkbymoorside

The Kings Head pub and the Memorial Hall, near Market Place, Kirkbymoorside

Memorial Hall, across from Tinley Garth, Kirkbymoorside

Across the road from the Memorial Hall is the 'Great Villiers' house once occupied by George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham.

Moorside fruit, vegetables and plants AND Thomas the Baker bakery shop, Kirkbymoorside

On the left is now known as The Corner Cafe and Fish and Chips by the White Swan pub in Kirkbymoorside.

The Corner Cafe is a fine building in the market town of Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire.

Despite being a small town, Kirkbymoorside has a surprising number of shops, pubs and cafe's and a really friendly place to visit.

There are many fine buildings at the top end of Kirkbymoorside away from the busy A170 Pickering-Helmsley road.

The 'Butter Cross' by All Saints Church in Kirkbymoorside in the street called "The Shambles" (as in York, the street of the butchers).

Not sure if the so-called 'Butter Cross' was the original market cross? near All Saints Church.

Left: The ? House in Kirkbymoorside

Right: The Pound, common land in the old village of Kirkbymoorside and seeded with lots of wild flowers. It was originally used to impound stray grazing cattle who held in the pound until a fine was paid.

At the top of the village, near the entrance to Manor Vale Wood is one section of wall from the medieval hunting lodge known as the Neville Castle.

The Manor of Kirkbymoorside was held by the Neville family from the beginning of the 15th century until 1569.

The castle might have been built from the disused limestone quarry up from Manor Vale?, Kirkbymoorside

Our Lady and St Chad R.C. Church at the bottom end of the high street - Piercy End

See also 13. Kirkbymoorside (2) All Saints Church

This Roman Catholic Church of St Chad in Kirkbymoorside was built in 1897 by Barnard Smith.

The exterior view of St Chad RC church Kirkbymoorside.

A general interior view of St Chad RC church Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire.

The sanctuary-chancel of St Chad was remodelled in 1957 by Dom Damian Webb of Ampleforth.

The Reredos altar piece and above it the east stained glass window. The beautiful Reredos is an early 17th century work from the altar of Gilling Castle. The four angels on the Reredos and some extra decorative details were designed and made by the sculptor John Bunting.

A collection of medieval glass has been nicely assembled in the east window above the altar - a really interesting find on my part as I continue to explore North Yorkshire in 'retirement!

Details of the fragments of medieval stained glass window panels in St Chad's Church, Kirkbymoorside

The canopy of four more angels above the altar was also designed and made by the sculptor John Bunting.

See also 13. Kirkbymoorside (2) All Saints Church

The Daisy Garden Centre in Kirkbymoorside.

 

An old Inn in Kirkbymoorside, The Black Swan, within an inscription over the entrance referring to a William Wood of 1632

 

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