St Matthew, Leyburn

Name: St Matthew
Address: Leyburn, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Leyburn

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The church of St Matthew Leyburn is the parish church for Leyburn in North Yorkshire, England. It is just to the south-east of Leyburn town centre and on the northern side of the A684 road. The parish is relatively new and the church itself was built in 1868 after many years of parishioners having to travel to nearby Wensley to worship. ()

Coordinates: 54°18'32"N, 1°49'36"W

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Leyburn United Kingdom

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St Matthew – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Forbidden Corner, Middleham Castle, Bolton Castle, Jervaulx Abbey.

2.6 miSW
Amusement park, Theme park
The Forbidden Corner, Yorkshire Dales National Park
67 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park lies a unique and enchanting attraction that promises a day of adventure and discovery: The Forbidden Corner. This whimsical amusement park in Coverham, England, is a delightful maze of gardens, tunnels...
1.9 miSE
Remains of Richard III's childhood home
Middleham Castle, Richmond
49 min walk • Middleham Castle is a ruined castle in Middleham in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190.
5 miW
Historic site with tours and a tearoom
Bolton Castle, Leyburn
129 min walk • Bolton Castle is a 14th-century castle located in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. The nearby village Castle Bolton takes its name from the castle. The castle is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War, and “slighted” afterwards, but much of it survived.
4.6 miSE
12th-century Cistercian abbey with cafe
Jervaulx Abbey
118 min walk • Jervaulx Abbey in East Witton, 14 miles north-west of the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England, dedicated to St Mary in 1156. It is a Grade I listed building. The place name Jervaulx is first attested in 1145, where it appears as Jorvalle.
4.8 miNW
Monastery
Ellerton Priory, Yorkshire Dales
124 min walk • Ellerton Priory was a priory of Cistercian nuns in Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England. Its ruins lie in the civil parish of Ellerton Abbey.
5 miNE
Park
Foxglove Covert, Richmond
129 min walk • Foxglove Covert is a Local Nature Reserve located on Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, England and is on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Dales.
5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Coverdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
129 min walk • Coverdale is a dale in the far east of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It takes its name from the River Cover, a tributary of the River Ure.
2.6 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
66 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Coverham, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
1.4 miW
Church, Gothic architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Leyburn
37 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church on Low Lane in the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, England. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.9 miW
Church
St Mary
100 min walk • St Mary's Church, Redmire is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Redmire, North Yorkshire.
1.9 miSE
Locality
Middleham
48 min walk • Middleham is an English market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, on the south side of the valley, upstream from the junction of the River Ure and River Cover. There has been a settlement there since Roman times.