English Heritage sites near West Rounton Parish
MOUNT GRACE PRIORY, HOUSE AND GARDENS
4 miles from West Rounton Parish
Set amid woodland in North Yorkshire, this unusual monastery is the best preserved Carthusian priory in Britain. Mount Grace Priory is the perfect tourist attraction for a relaxing and peaceful day out. Discover how the monks lived 600 years in the reconstructed monk’s cell and herb plot.
PIERCEBRIDGE ROMAN BRIDGE
14 miles from West Rounton Parish
Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.
EASBY ABBEY
14 miles from West Rounton Parish
In a beautiful setting by the River Swale, Easby can be reached via a pleasant walk from Richmond Castle.
GISBOROUGH PRIORY
15 miles from West Rounton Parish
The ruins of an Augustinian priory founded by the Bruce family, afterwards Kings of Scotland. They are dominated by the dramatic skeleton of the 14th-century church's east end.
RICHMOND CASTLE
15 miles from West Rounton Parish
With its breathtaking views of the Yorkshire dales, Richmond Castle is one of the finest tourist attractions in North Yorkshire.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
15 miles from West Rounton 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.
Churches in West Rounton Parish
St Oswald
West Rounton
Northallerton
(01609) 772436
St Oswald’s dates from the 12th century but was completely rebuilt in the “Norman style” in about 1860. St Oswald’s displays its original Norman heritage in its elaborately carved south doorway and chancel arch. These are the only parts of the original church which remain. There is an unusual carved Anglo-Saxon font depicting an archer (centaur?) and other symbols. On the north side there is evidence of an early doorway, now blocked. There is a splendid stained glass window depicting St Oswald, installed as a Millennium project in 2000. There are other interesting examples of stained glass in the East and West windows.
Pubs in West Rounton Parish
Horseshoe Inn
West Rounton, West Rounton, DL6 2LL
(01609) 882176
horse-shoe-inn.co.uk