Saint Nicholas Church (Bransdale)
Coordinates: 54 ° 22 '39.6 " N , 1 ° 2' 46.2" W.
The Saint Nicholas church, Bransdale is a church in Cockayne in Bransdale in Kirkbymoorside in the county of North Yorkshire in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England . It was built from 1886 on the site of a previous building. Around the church there is a cemetery with graves dating back to the 18th century. The church belongs to the parish of Kirkbymoorside and is regularly used for a service on the first Sunday of each month.
location
The Anglican Church is located 30 m high above the valley in the remote end of the Bransdales, a valley that extends north into the North York Moors from the town of Kirkbymoorside, about 15 km away, and is located in the national park of the same name. The church is lonely right next to a cottage that, like most of the surrounding land, is owned by the National Trust . It is only accessible from the south via the narrow streets of Kirkbymoorside and Helmsley .
construction
The church is a small building with a wooden barrel ceiling, a small choir, and a vestibule on the south side of the church. The tower, which is also small in relation to the small church, is attached to the church in the west and houses two bells. In the entrance area of the church there is a Norman font. In 1934 the church was enlarged, dedicated to Archbishop Temple and extensively renovated in 2000. In 2004 the church was connected to the public electricity network. To prevent moisture damage, the church can be heated in winter with donated night storage heaters.
history
The region was first Christianized in the 7th century a. a. by founding Lastingham Abbey . The conquest by pagan Danes was followed by the heyday of Anglo-Saxon culture . The inscription on the sundial on St Gregory's Minster Church, 12 km away, mentions a priest Brandt . It is believed that the Bransdale was named after him. After the conquest by the Normans and the construction of the church of Kirkbymoorsite and the establishment of the nunnery of Keldhome, the church had the status of a chapel of ease and was provided with chaplains by Kirkby or the monastery . After the Reformation, there is a complaint from 1567 about the chaplain Henry Dail, who was not living in the village and mumbled during the service. After the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the church in Bransdale was allowed to establish a cemetery and the dead no longer had to be carried to the cemetery in Kirkby. For the year 1743 it is recorded that the preacher of Kirkby rode once a month on a horse to Bransdale to hold the service there.
Bransdale and Farndale became separate parishes in 1871, today they are again part of the parish of Kirkbymooresite due to the drastically declining population.
See also
- St Gregory's Minster
- All Saints, Kirkbymoorside
- Saint Mary's Church (Lastingham)
- Saints Peter and Paul Church (Pickering, North Yorkshire)
- Ryedale Folk Museum with an exhibition of Anglo-Saxon stones
- Beck Isle Museum
literature
- Leaves with a description of the church
