Holy Cross

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Holy Cross Church is a parish church which serves the village and parish of Gilling East in North Yorkshire, England. The parish contains the villages of Gilling, Cawton, and Grimston. The church is dedicated to the Holy Cross, although it has been referred to as either the church of Saint Mary or the church of Saint Helena in the past. It is part of a four-church benefice which includes Gilling, Oswaldkirk, Stonegrave, and Ampleforth under a single vicar, Catherine Reid. The church was designated as a Grade I listed building on 4 January 1955. ()

Coordinates: 54°11'3"N, 1°3'27"W

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3-4 Main StYork YO62 4JH EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Holy Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Byland Abbey, Helmsley Open Air Swimming Pool, Ampleforth Abbey, Church of All Saints.

4.3 miW
Remains of an English landmark monastery
Byland Abbey, Thirsk
110 min walk • Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National Park.
4.6 miN
54°15'4"N • 1°3'51"W
Helmsley Open Air Swimming Pool, North York Moors
118 min walk • Watersports, Theme park, Amusement park
1.6 miNW
Monastery, Sacred and religious sites
Ampleforth Abbey
42 min walk • Ampleforth Abbey is a monastery of Benedictine Monks a mile to the east of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England, part of the English Benedictine Congregation.
4.3 miN
Historical place, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Church of All Saints, Helmsley
111 min walk • The Church of All Saints is an Anglican parish church serving the town of Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England. It is located between the north-west corner of the market square, and Castlegate, on the B1257 road north of Helmsley Castle.
3.2 miE
Museum, History museum, Architecture
Hovingham Hall
83 min walk • Hovingham Hall is a country house built in the Palladian style in the village of Hovingham, North Yorkshire, England. It has been the seat of the Worsley family and the childhood home of the Duchess of Kent.
3.7 miNE
History museum, Museum, Art museum
Nunnington Hall, Pickering
94 min walk • Nunnington Hall is a country house situated in the English county of North Yorkshire. The river Rye, which gives its name to the local area, Ryedale, runs past the house, flowing away from the village of Nunnington. A stone bridge over the river separates the grounds of the house from the village.
4.3 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Ebor Way, North York Moors
109 min walk • The Ebor Way is a 70-mile long-distance footpath from Helmsley, North Yorkshire to Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England. It takes its name from Eboracum, the Roman name for York.
4.5 miW
Church
Newburgh Priory
116 min walk • Newburgh Priory is a Grade 1 listed Tudor building near Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Originally a house of Augustinian canons, it was founded in 1145 and became a family home following the dissolution of the priory in 1538.
~1670 ftW
Forts and castles
Gilling Castle, Helmsley
9 min walk • Gilling Castle is a grade I listed castle near Gilling East, North Yorkshire, England.
3.9 miNE
Church
St Saviour's Church
99 min walk • St Saviour's Church, Harome is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Harome, North Yorkshire.
1.3 miN
Church
Saint Oswald's
33 min walk • The Church of Saint Oswald, King and Martyr is an Anglican church serving the village and parish of Oswaldkirk, North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the main road passing through the village, 1.5 miles east of Ampleforth Abbey.

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Holy Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)