ENGLAND Jervaulx abbey and Byland abbey (hd-video)
There are many abbey ruins in England.
This time we visited Jervaulx abbey (near Masham) and Byland abbey (near Coxwold) both in Yorkshire.
Wandering through Ancient Byland Abbey & Coxwold | Exploring North Yorkshire with a Baby
After watching other travel vloggers from around the world exploring my local area and pointing out just how beautiful it is, I realised that I don't need to travel the entire world to see amazing things - they're right on my doorstep! So in a bid to explore more of my local area and to share it with others, Emmy and I are planning a series of videos on North Yorkshire and things you can do with a baby in a pram or a carrier. First up, Byland Abbey, which dates back to 1135 and the nearby quintessentially British village of Coxwold.
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Autumn cycle ride: Easingwold, North Yorkshire, via Ampleforth, Byland Abbey, Kilburn & Coxwold
Autumn bike ride on a very windy October day - Easingwold circuit (Howardian Hills, North Yorkshire) via Ampleforth, Byland Abbey, Kilburn & Coxwold. A variation of the Easingwold Loop (brown waymarked signs from Easingwold) which I did in spring. I made it slightly longer (cycling from Alne) and cut out the busy road sections replacing them with quiet lanes (in the main). Beautiful - just a shame Byland Abbey was covered in scaffolding.
MAPS: OS Landranger #100 (Malton & Pickering)
Be sure to check out my other bike ride videos and the other (mainly Yorkshire) cycle ride segments - ideal for use at the gym on an exercise bike, treadmill, cross trainer, etc! Most are in Yorkshire, but some are in Somerset and Derbyshire. Best to turn the sound off - just wind, etc, no music, sorry.
Byland Abbey and the A170
Not the best weather but a relatively quiet early summer weekday.
After Oldstead and Byland Abbey, see Wass, Helmsley, Beadlam, Kirkbymoorside, Keldholme and Hutton-le-Hole.
GoPro Hero4 Black edition
Recorded at 1080p/60fps, rendered at 1080p/30fps
Walk 605 Oulston, near Coxwold, North Yorkshire
From walking-yorkshire.co.uk
Bylands Abbey, North Yorkshire
Pictures I took of Bylands Abbey in North Yorkshire, England I made into a slideshow with music.
coxwold church -the deepest darkest goths of whitby
History
The village name is derived from Saxon words Cuc, meaning cry and valt, meaning wood.[2]
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as part of the Yalestre hundred by the name of Cucvalt. The lord of the manor at the time of the Norman invasion was Kofse, but passed to Hugh, son of Baldric[3] and thence to Roger de Mowbray. Before 1158, the manor and lands of Coxwold passed to Thomas Colville. In return for the lands, Thomas had to swear allegiance to Roger de Mowbray. Thomas de Colville’s estate included the manors of Yearsley, Coxwold and Oulston as well as other properties and land in York, Thirsk, Everley, Nunwick, Kilburn and Upsland. The Colville shield is proudly displayed at one of the roof intersections in the twelfth century Norman church at Coxwold.[4]
Successive generations of Colvilles held the estate and lands of Coxwold until 1405 when Thomas Colville viii was murdered, probably at the instruction of Richard le Scrope Archbishop of York, who, in turn, was acting on behalf of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. The bulk of the Coxwold estate was then granted to the Uhtred-Neville family. [5]
While in possession of the Coxwold estate, the Colville family gave generous grants to Byland Abbey and Newburgh Priory but, at the turn of the fourteenth century, there were some disputes between the monks of Newburgh Priory and the Colvilles over rights to land around Coxwold. [6]
In 1304 Sir Thomas Colville v started a tradition of a weekly market to be held in the grounds of the manor of Coxwold. He also established a two day annual fair to celebrate the Assumption, a tradition that survived uninterrupted in Coxwold Manor for some five hundred years. [7]
Sir Thomas Colville vii (of Yearsley and Coxwold) became famous following a jousting incident before the Battle of Crecy in 1346 when he crossed the river to joust with a French knight who had been hurling abuse at the English king. He later joined the retinue of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster who was the third son of Edward III and by far the richest noble in England. [8]
At one time, the village had a station on the Thirsk and Malton Line. It opened on 19 May 1853, but closed on 7 August 1964 as part of the reorganisation of the national railway system.[2][9] In 1603, Sir John Harte, who was born in nearby Kilburn, North Yorkshire, built a Grammar School in the village, which closed in 1894. He was also a Lord Mayor of London.[2][9]
Bayham Abbey, East Sussex, explored
Here I take a look around the medieval ruins of Bayham Abbey in East Sussex, England founded in 1207. The Abbey was amongst the first to be dissolved under Henry VIII in 1538.
Located on the border between the the counties of Kent & Sussex, there were entrance gates from both - however only the Kent Gate remains today.....
Out and About in Kilburn and Helmsley
Kilburn and Helmsley
Kilburn is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, and 6.2 miles (10.0 km) north of Easingwold.
HELMSLEY
Helmsley is a market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is located at the point where the valleys of Bilsdale and Ryedale leave the moorland and join the flat Vale of Pickering.
Yorkshire Folklore
Okay, so I've been a little bit disingenuous with the title - if you've come expecting a collection of stories, you're in the wrong place. However, if you want to look at some quirky folk traditions, then this is certainly the place for you.
Newburgh Priory, Coxwold, North Yorkshire
Flying the Phantom 2 with the kind permission of Newburgh Priory Estate and wedding guests, August 2015
Countryside Views around Carr House Farm Bed and Breakfast ,,Ampleforth
The countryside and views around Carr House Farm near Ampleforth ,North Yorkshire. Set in the North Yorks National Park and in an area designated for its outstanding natural beauty and on the doorstep for anyone coming to stay .
Laurence Sterne - The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (31/31)
Laurence Sterne (November 24, 1713 – March 18, 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; but he also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics. Sterne died in London after years of fighting consumption. Sterne was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary. His father, Roger Sterne, was an ensign in a British regiment recently returned from Dunkirk, which was disbanded on the day of Sterne's birth. Within six months the family had returned to Yorkshire, and in July 1715 they moved back to Ireland.
Sterne was ordained as a deacon in March 1737 and as a priest in August 1738. Shortly thereafter Sterne was awarded the vicarship living of Sutton-on-the-Forest in Yorkshire. Sterne married Elizabeth Lumley in 1741. Both were ill with consumption. In 1743, he was presented to the neighbouring living of Stillington by Rev. Richard Levett, Prebendary of Stillington, who was patron of the living. Subsequently Sterne did duty both there and at Sutton. He was also a prebendary of York Minster. Sterne's life at this time was closely tied with his uncle, Dr. Jaques Sterne, the Archdeacon of Cleveland and Precentor of York Minster. Sterne's uncle was an ardent Whig, and urged Sterne to begin a career of political journalism which resulted in some scandal for Sterne and, eventually, a terminal falling-out between the two men.
In 1759, to support his dean in a church squabble, Sterne wrote A Political Romance (later called The History of a Good Warm Watch-Coat), a Swiftian satire of dignitaries of the spiritual courts. At the demands of embarrassed churchmen, the book was burned. Thus, Sterne lost his chances for clerical advancement but discovered his real talents; until the completion of this first work, he hardly knew that he could write at all, much less with humour so as to make his reader laugh. Having discovered his talent, at the age of 46, he turned over his parishes to a curate, and dedicated himself to writing for the rest of his life. It was while living in the countryside, having failed in his attempts to supplement his income as a farmer and struggling with tuberculosis, that Sterne began work on his most famous novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, the first volumes of which were published in 1759. Sterne was at work on his celebrated comic novel during the year that his mother died, his wife was seriously ill, and his daughter was also taken ill with a fever. He wrote as fast as he possibly could, composing the first 18 chapters between January and March 1759.
An initial, sharply satiric version was rejected by Robert Dodsley, the London printer, just when Sterne's personal life was upset. His mother and uncle both died. His wife had a nervous breakdown and threatened suicide. Sterne continued his comic novel, but every sentence, he said, was written under the greatest heaviness of heart. In this mood, he softened the satire and recounted details of Tristram's opinions, eccentric family and ill-fated childhood with a sympathetic humour, sometimes hilarious, sometimes sweetly melancholic—a comedy skirting tragedy.
The publication of Tristram Shandy made Sterne famous in London and on the continent. He was delighted by the attention, and spent part of each year in London, being fêted as new volumes appeared. Indeed, Baron Fauconberg rewarded Sterne by appointing him as the perpetual curate of Coxwold, North Yorkshire.
Foreign travel Sterne continued to struggle with his illness, and departed England for France in 1762 in an effort to find a climate that would alleviate his suffering. Sterne was lucky to attach himself to a diplomatic party bound for Turin, as England and France were still adversaries in the Seven Years' War. Sterne was gratified by his reception in France where reports of the genius of Tristram Shandy had made him a celebrity. Aspects of this trip to France were incorporated into Sterne's second novel, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, which was published at the beginning of 1768. The novel was written during a period in which Sterne was increasingly ill and weak.
Less than a month after Sentimental Journey was published, early in 1768, Sterne's strength failed him, and he died in his lodgings at 41 Old Bond Street on 18 March, at the age of 54. He was buried in the churchyard of St George's, Hanover Square.
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Laurence Sterne - The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (26/31)
Laurence Sterne (November 24, 1713 – March 18, 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; but he also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics. Sterne died in London after years of fighting consumption. Sterne was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary. His father, Roger Sterne, was an ensign in a British regiment recently returned from Dunkirk, which was disbanded on the day of Sterne's birth. Within six months the family had returned to Yorkshire, and in July 1715 they moved back to Ireland.
Sterne was ordained as a deacon in March 1737 and as a priest in August 1738. Shortly thereafter Sterne was awarded the vicarship living of Sutton-on-the-Forest in Yorkshire. Sterne married Elizabeth Lumley in 1741. Both were ill with consumption. In 1743, he was presented to the neighbouring living of Stillington by Rev. Richard Levett, Prebendary of Stillington, who was patron of the living. Subsequently Sterne did duty both there and at Sutton. He was also a prebendary of York Minster. Sterne's life at this time was closely tied with his uncle, Dr. Jaques Sterne, the Archdeacon of Cleveland and Precentor of York Minster. Sterne's uncle was an ardent Whig, and urged Sterne to begin a career of political journalism which resulted in some scandal for Sterne and, eventually, a terminal falling-out between the two men.
In 1759, to support his dean in a church squabble, Sterne wrote A Political Romance (later called The History of a Good Warm Watch-Coat), a Swiftian satire of dignitaries of the spiritual courts. At the demands of embarrassed churchmen, the book was burned. Thus, Sterne lost his chances for clerical advancement but discovered his real talents; until the completion of this first work, he hardly knew that he could write at all, much less with humour so as to make his reader laugh. Having discovered his talent, at the age of 46, he turned over his parishes to a curate, and dedicated himself to writing for the rest of his life. It was while living in the countryside, having failed in his attempts to supplement his income as a farmer and struggling with tuberculosis, that Sterne began work on his most famous novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, the first volumes of which were published in 1759. Sterne was at work on his celebrated comic novel during the year that his mother died, his wife was seriously ill, and his daughter was also taken ill with a fever. He wrote as fast as he possibly could, composing the first 18 chapters between January and March 1759.
An initial, sharply satiric version was rejected by Robert Dodsley, the London printer, just when Sterne's personal life was upset. His mother and uncle both died. His wife had a nervous breakdown and threatened suicide. Sterne continued his comic novel, but every sentence, he said, was written under the greatest heaviness of heart. In this mood, he softened the satire and recounted details of Tristram's opinions, eccentric family and ill-fated childhood with a sympathetic humour, sometimes hilarious, sometimes sweetly melancholic—a comedy skirting tragedy.
The publication of Tristram Shandy made Sterne famous in London and on the continent. He was delighted by the attention, and spent part of each year in London, being fêted as new volumes appeared. Indeed, Baron Fauconberg rewarded Sterne by appointing him as the perpetual curate of Coxwold, North Yorkshire.
Foreign travel Sterne continued to struggle with his illness, and departed England for France in 1762 in an effort to find a climate that would alleviate his suffering. Sterne was lucky to attach himself to a diplomatic party bound for Turin, as England and France were still adversaries in the Seven Years' War. Sterne was gratified by his reception in France where reports of the genius of Tristram Shandy had made him a celebrity. Aspects of this trip to France were incorporated into Sterne's second novel, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, which was published at the beginning of 1768. The novel was written during a period in which Sterne was increasingly ill and weak.
Less than a month after Sentimental Journey was published, early in 1768, Sterne's strength failed him, and he died in his lodgings at 41 Old Bond Street on 18 March, at the age of 54. He was buried in the churchyard of St George's, Hanover Square.
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STUNNING cycle route - Easingwold Loop, North Yorkshire, a 'must do' bike ride, 25 miles
The Easingwold cycle loop (North Yorkshire, Howardian Hills AONB near York), 25 miles, on a sunny Thursday in May 2017 – one of the most beautiful cycle rides I’ve done. There are hills, yes, but the downhill runs and views are worth it.
If you’re looking for the best bike rides in North Yorkshire or are bringing your bikes on a North Yorkshire holiday, then this cycle route is an absolute ‘must’. Starting at Easingwold, north of York, you follow the brown and blue waymarked signs, in an anti-clockwise direction. Visits Easingwold, Ampleforth, Byland Abbey, Kilburn (home of the ‘mouse man’), Coxwold (with its octagonal church tower) and Newburgh Priory. All on road, but mainly along quiet country roads and lanes. Lots of pretty places to stop off for lunch – either coffee shops or pubs, or places where you can sit on a bench and eat a packed lunch (e.g. Byland Abbey or the lake at Newburgh Priory). The English countryside / Yorkshire at its best!
Be sure to check out my other bike ride videos and the other (mainly Yorkshire) cycle ride segments - ideal for use at the gym on an exercise bike, treadmill, cross trainer, etc! Most are in Yorkshire, but some are in Somerset. Best to turn the sound off - just wind, etc, no music, sorry.
Wow! Awesome history, pretty villages & incredible scenery North York Moors National Park bike ride
How much awesomeness and history can one cram into a single bike ride? Here we have a strange medieval maze on a remote hillside, a ruined medieval abbey, the site of another medieval priory, a mysterious hill figure cut into the hillside (the White Horse at Kilburn), an 18th century writer's house museum in the former home of the Rev Laurence Sterne (author of the book Tristram Shandy) , a 15th century church with an unusual octagonal tower, a former Augustinian priory now a stately home, a 19th century Benedictine monastery and public school, a grade I listed 15th-century castle, incredibly pretty villages and quiet lanes, spectacular views across the North York Moors National Park in this gorgeous corner of Ryedale – and a sunny day, too! This has to be one of the most picturesque and historically intriguing cycle rides in the whole of North Yorkshire!
This 34-mile circular cycle ride in late August 2018 starts at Huby village (north of York, off the A19, south of Easingwold) and take the following route: Stillington, Marton-in-the-Forest, Marton Priory, Skewsby, ‘City of Troy’ maze, Yearsley, Ampleforth, Wass, Byland Abbey, Oldstead, Kilburn, Coxwold, Newburgh Priory, Oulston, Crayke and back to Huby . Includes part of the sign-posted (anti-clockwise) and incredibly beautiful Easingwold Loop cycle route.
Be sure to check out my bike ride videos and the other (mainly Yorkshire) cycle ride segments - ideal for use at the gym on an indoor trainer, exercise bike, treadmill, cross trainer, etc! Most are in Yorkshire, but some are in Lancashire, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Derbyshire.
Most of my newest cycle ride videos are (almost) uncut which makes them ideal for following on an indoor trainer or exercise bike on rainy days or in the winter, which is what I use them for - so you get the climbs and all.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for, and expressly disclaim all liability for, damages, injuries or losses of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on any information contained within these videos. In other words, I accept no responsibility for things like accidents, etc that happen to anyone who decides to try out these rides for themselves. You do it at your own risk.
Easingwold Skatepark Vol.1
Chill clips at Easingwold skatepark.
Music - Age of consent, New Order
Yorkshire: Howardian Hills, Castle Howard and Malton
This short video, narrated by Geoff Druett, looks at the area to the east of York - part of the Vale of York before it meets the chalk uplands of the Yorkshire Wolds and the gritstone North York Moors. This rolling countryside is called the Howardian Hills - named after the stately home of Castle Howard - as featured in the film Brideshead Revisited. The film ends with a visit to the market town of Malton.
Cycling in the Yorkshire Wolds near Market Weighton
Bike ride on a sunny English May Bank Holiday weekend 2916, test driving GoPro Hero4 bike cam. Lovely East Yorkshire countryside near the coast. Great for virtual bike ride at the gym, stationary bike, exercise bike, treadmill virtual cycle ride. Part 2 soon.