Oswaldkirk - Izeria

Oswaldkirk is a small village and civil parish 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Helmsley and 20 miles (32 km) north of York in North Yorkshire, England. It is named after the village church of St Oswald, King and Martyr, the Anglo-Saxon King of Northumbria who was slain by the pagan, Penda in 642. There was previously the Catholic St Aidan's Church, Oswaldkirk, which closed in 2020. The population of the village as taken at the 2011 census was 230. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The village is situated at the junction of the roads B1257 and B1363 and straddles the boundaries of the North York Moors National Park and the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Non-ecclesiastical amenities include a playground, a village hall and The Malt Shovel pub. The Millennium Trail, a 1.4 miles (2.3 km) circular waymarked walk around Oswaldkirk, takes in the major historical sites and points of interest. The village is also on the path of the Ebor Way. Each year the village holds a Safari Lunch, a Cricket match and a Bonfire. Every two years there is a benefice Hog Roast (Ampleforth, Gilling East, Stonegrave & Oswaldkirk). In 2002 the village community wrote a book entitled Oswaldkirk: A Living Village. In 2008, the village reached the North of England Finals in the Calor village of the year competition, and was placed first in the "people" category.

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Church of Saint Oswald, King and Martyr, Oswaldkirk

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 (Oswaldkirk Main Street), 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Ampleforth Abbey. Dedicated to the Christian saint Saint Oswald, it is over 900 years old and administered by the Church of England. It is part of a four-parish benefice, the Benefice of Ampleforth with Oswaldkirk, Gilling East and Stonegrave, in the archdeaconry of Cleveland, and the diocese of York. The church has been a Grade II* listed building since 1955, and is the oldest building in the village by more than six centuries.

Oswaldkirk Hall

Oswaldkirk Hall is a historic building in Oswaldkirk, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The oldest part of the country house is the service wing, at the rear, probably built by the Cholmeley family. In 1674, they sold the house to William Moore, who demolished the remainder of it and built the current hall, completing the work in about 1690. It is described by Giles Worsley as an "architecturally distinguished Classical house". A verandah was added in the 19th century, and at some point the entrance was moved to the side of the house. The building was grade II* listed in 1955. The house is built of limestone on a plinth, with rusticated quoins, a floor band, a modillion cornice, and a hipped Westmorland slate roof. There are two storeys with attics, and five bays, and a service wing with one storey and an attic on the right. Steps lead up to the doorway that has an eared surround and a broken segmental pediment, and the windows are sashes in eared architraves. In the attic are three dormers with horizontally sliding sashes. The wing has a sash window, dormers, a verandah and a bellcote. Inside, the reception rooms have early 18th-century decoration including panelling and plastered ceilings.

Gilling railway station

Gilling railway station is a disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England that served the village of Gilling East. East of it, the Gilling and Pickering line branched off the Thirsk and Malton line.

Holy Cross Church, Gilling

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 (the queen who by legend discovered the true cross) in the past. It is part of a four-church benefice which includes Gilling, Oswaldkirk, Stonegrave, and Ampleforth under a single vicar, Rev James Trowsdale. The church was designated as a Grade I listed building on 4 January 1955.