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Yorkshire (North) Helmsley inc. Rievaulx Abbey - Once the largest Parish in England

GENUKI Site http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Helmsley/index.html

English Heritage - http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/

Parish Church, Castle and Rievaulx Abbey visited [Byland Abbey only open in season] 10 Feb 2002

• Photos taken of castle and Rievaulx Abbey - awaiting development
• Photo of the Church at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/PhotoFrames/NRY/HelmsleyAllSaints.html and St. Mary Rievaulx http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/PhotoFrames/NRY/RievaulxStMary1.html
• The Christian heritage of Ryedale - 2000 Years of Living Faith
• A Guide to Helmsley Parish Church, Ernest Williams & David Wilbourne
• ULPH Mentioned p 10 "... the first recorded Patron was a Saxon Thane, named Ulph or Ulphus. He was assassinated in 1029, but prior to that he had bequeathed parts of his estates to York Minster, giving his drinking horn as the title deed. This horn, with its beautiful Syrian carving and silver bands, is now one of the Minster's treasures."
• Robert of Mortain Mentioned p10 "After the Norman Conquest, William I gave the land round Hamlake to his halk-brother, Earl Morton or the Count of Mortain. It is interesting to note the cuteness of the Conqueror in dispensing of such gifts in parts of the country wide apart, for this same Count held the estate of Pevensey in Sussex, where the Conqueror landed from Normandy.] The second Count was attainted and his estates handed over to Sir Walter L'Espec, the friend of Prince Henry, who afterwards became Henry I. L'Espec was descended from one of the barons who came over with the Conqueror, his brother having estates in Somerset. (Speke, the discoverer of the source of the Nile, was descended from the Somerset branch of the family)."
• Melrose mentioned page 13 - Melrose was a daughter abbey to Rievaulx so if it had not been for Rievaulx, Sir Walter Scott would not have Written:- "If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight." [SM - One of the 3 oil paintings I have produced is of Melrose where Sir Walter Scot was eventually buried]
• Parish Service sheet 10 Feb 2002, Next Before Lent, including York Minster Ash Wednesday Lectute, 13 Feb 2002.
• Map & Directions to Helmsley from Hindley
• Leaflet - Rievaulx Abbey North Yorkshire - English Heritage http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
• Leaflet - English Heritage Yorkshire 2001 http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
• Leaflet - Yorkshire's Great Houses, Castles & Gardens - Year 2001 Guide
• English Heritage Publications Catalogues http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/

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