English Heritage sites near Melsonby Parish
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
2 miles from Melsonby Parish
An excavated section, part cut into rock, of the ramparts of the huge Iron Age trading and power-centre of the Brigantes, the most important tribe in pre- Roman northern Britain.
PIERCEBRIDGE ROMAN BRIDGE
4 miles from Melsonby Parish
Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.
RICHMOND CASTLE
5 miles from Melsonby Parish
With its breathtaking views of the Yorkshire dales, Richmond Castle is one of the finest tourist attractions in North Yorkshire.
EASBY ABBEY
5 miles from Melsonby Parish
In a beautiful setting by the River Swale, Easby can be reached via a pleasant walk from Richmond Castle.
EGGLESTONE ABBEY
9 miles from Melsonby Parish
The charming ruins of a small monastery of Premonstratensian 'white canons', picturesquely set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.
BARNARD CASTLE
10 miles from Melsonby Parish
Set on a high rock, Barnard Castle takes it name from its 12th-century founder, Bernard de Balliol. It was later developed by the Beauchamp family and then passed into the hands of Richard III.
Churches in Melsonby Parish
Melsonby: St James the Great
Church Row
Melsonby
Richmond
01325 718188
http://www.stanwickgroup.org.uk
St James's is within the Stanwick Group of Churches Benefice. Please click on 'More Information' in the menu to the left to see the rest of the benefice. Please also check our benefice website for details of services as in a joint benefice circumstances may make it necessary to depart from the normal service routine. Look at the Calendar page for this month to confirm details of date, time and venue of services.
Melsonby has 4 bells and now has a band which has reintroduced ringing to the parish. They meet on Tuesday evenings from 6.30 to about 7,45pm. As most of the band are fairly new to ringing, any visits from experienced ringers are very welcome. The bells were rung in March 2012 by a visiting band from Holy Trinity, Wall Street, New York during a 'tower-bagging' tour of northern England.
If you want to arrange a wedding or baptism St James' use this link to send a request for details
If your guests are unused to attending church, contact here for details on a local church wedding choir who can support the hymn singing and sing anthems for the congregation during the signing of the registers. Several members sing in our churches regularly but may bring in additional singers for weddings.
The PCC at Melsonby is currently embarking on an ambitious project to install toilet and kitchen facilities in the church and reorder the interior to make it more usable by the community as a whole. It currently provides a home for the village stock of library books. As well as a DVD History of Melsonby, price £10, all of which will go to the St James' Building Fund they also have a Just Giving page for donations to finance this project. The Faculty has recently been granted so the fund raising really has started in earnest.
Pubs in Melsonby Parish
Black Bull
Late 18th-century local pub with a long single-room has seating either end of the central bar. Upstairs there are two function/dining rooms available for parties. It has unusual pub games, including ring the bull. Up to three beers from nat...