English Heritage sites near Dunsforths Parish
ALDBOROUGH ROMAN SITE
3 miles from Dunsforths Parish
Roman mosaic pavements line the remains of this once northern tribal capital, set amid a peaceful Victorian garden.
SPOFFORTH CASTLE
9 miles from Dunsforths Parish
The ruined hall and chamber of a fortified manor house of the powerful Percy family, dating mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries. Its undercroft is cut into a rocky outcrop.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, STUDLEY ROYAL
11 miles from Dunsforths Parish
This magnificent High Victorian Anglican church was designed in the1870s by the flamboyant architect William Burges, and has been called his 'ecclesiastical masterpiece'.
BYLAND ABBEY
11 miles from Dunsforths Parish
Once one of the greatest monasteries in England, Byland Abbey inspired the design of church buildings throughout North.
YORK COLD WAR BUNKER
12 miles from Dunsforths Parish
The most modern and spine chilling of English Heritage’s properties the York Cold War Bunker uncovers the secret history of Britain’s Cold War.
CLIFFORD'S TOWER, YORK
13 miles from Dunsforths Parish
Experience stunning views over the ancient city of York and immerse yourself in centuries of history at one of York’s most iconic sites.
Churches in Dunsforths Parish
Dunsforth: St Mary
Lower Dunsforth
Boroughbridge
York
http://www.boroughbridgechurches.uk
The quiet villages of Upper and Lower Dunsforth can be found a few miles south-east of Boroughbridge and Aldborough.
The larger of the two villages is Lower Dunsforth, close to the River Ure.
The present victorian church was built by Mallinson and Healy, and is built from hammered sandstone in the geometrical style. This present building dates from 1860, and replaces a much earlier church, which had occupied the site for over 800 years. There is a 12th century font, and 12th century re-used arch in the vestry. The interesting south west tower contains an early eighteenth century clock mechanism.
Parish Communion Services are usually held on the first and third Sundays of each month, at 9.30am.
For details of services, see the monthly list on the Boroughbridge St James page.
For details of events in the Dunsforths, see www.dunsforths.co.uk
Pubs in Dunsforths Parish
Hideaway Kitchen At The Dunsforth
Lower Dunsforth, YO26 9SA
(01423) 320700
hideawaykitchen.co.uk