Battle of Myton

The Battle of Myton, nicknamed the Chapter of Myton or The White Battle because of the number of clergy involved, was a major engagement in the First Scottish War of Independence, fought in Yorkshire on 20 September 1319.

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Myton Bridge

Myton Bridge is a historic structure in Myton-on-Swale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A bridge over the River Swale in Myton was first recorded in the early 12th century, but it was demolished later in the century, and a replacement not built until 1313. It was a scene of fighting during the Battle of Myton, and had collapsed by 1354. In 1868, a new bridge was constructed at the same location, on the initiative of Henry Miles Stapylton. It has three arches, the central one, 100 feet (30 m) wide, for the river, and the others, each 24 feet (7.3 m) wide, for floodwater. The structure was designed by G. Gordon Page, under the supervision of his father, Thomas Page. The bridge was grade II listed in 1991, and was restored in 2002. The bridge is constructed cast iron, and consists of a shallow triple arch with openwork spandrels, and circular panels containing shields, each decorated with a lion in relief. There are iron cross-girders, and an octagonal patterned iron balustrade with a handrail. The abutments are in red brick with stone dressings and have corner piers, those on the river side with chamfered plinths, bracketed cornices and pyramidal caps. Outside them are brick parapet walls with stone coping on brackets, and at the end are shorter piers.

Myton-on-Swale

Myton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 3 miles (5 kilometres) east of Boroughbridge and on the River Swale.

St Mary's Church, Myton-on-Swale

St Mary's Church is the parish church of Myton-on-Swale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the early 13th century, and was altered in the 15th century, when some of the windows were replaced. The building was restored by C. Hodgson Fowler in 1886, when the tower and porch were added, and the roof was replaced. The church was grade II* listed in 1960. The church is built of sandstone and has a green tile roof with bands of red tile. The building consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower embraced by the nave. The tower has three stages, a two-light west window, two-light bell openings, a clock face on the south side, and an embattled parapet. Inside, the furnishing date from 1886 or later, but there is the head of a 13th-century cross slab. The east window has stained glass designed by Charles Eamer Kempe.

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in Northern England. It is bordered by County Durham to the north, the North Sea to the east, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the south-east, South Yorkshire to the south, West Yorkshire to the south-west, and Cumbria and Lancashire to the west. The county is the largest in England by land area, at 8,654 km2 (3,341 sq mi), and had a population of 1,201,415 in 2024. Middlesbrough and Redcar are located in the north-east of the county and form part of the Teesside conurbation, which extends into County Durham. The city of York is located in the south. The remainder of the county is rural, and its settlements include Harrogate in the south-west, the city of Ripon near the centre, and Scarborough on the coast in the east. For local government purposes the county comprises the unitary authority areas of North Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, York, and part of Stockton-on-Tees. The local authorities of York and North Yorkshire form a combined authority of the same name, and the local authorities of the other three areas are part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority. The county was historically part of Yorkshire. The centre of the county contains a wide plain, called the Vale of Mowbray in the north and Vale of York in the south. The North York Moors uplands lie to the east, and south of them the Vale of Pickering is separated from the main plain by the Howardian Hills. Further east, the county has a coastline on the North Sea. The west of the county contains the Yorkshire Dales, an extensive upland area which contains the source of the River Ouse/Ure and many of its tributaries, which together drain most of the county before reaching the Humber estuary in the south. The Dales also contain the county's highest point, Whernside, at 2,415 feet (736 m).