| St Gregory's Minster | |
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 St Gregory's Minster | |
| 54°15′47″N0°57′46″W / 54.26306°N 0.96278°W /54.26306; -0.96278 | |
| Location | Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Gregory |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Style | Anglo-Saxon |
| Years built | c. 1060 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| Parish | Kirkdale |
St Gregory's Minster is anAnglo-Saxon church with a raresundial, inKirkdale nearKirkbymoorside,Vale of Pickering,North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade Ilisted building.
The minster was builtc. 1060 on the site of an earlier church, and is dedicated toSt Gregory, who waspope from 590 to 604. Major modifications were completed in the 15th century and in the 1800s. The church was restored during 1907–1909.[1] The building is similar in style and age to that ofSt Hilda's Church, Ellerburn.
The church is open during the day; volunteer stewards provide information to visitors and services are offered weekly.[2] The maintenance of the fabric of the building is helped by financial contributions from The Friends of St Gregory's Minster.[3] The Friends' Annual General Meeting is followed by the Kirkdale Lecture about the parish and its environs.[4]
The Parish of Kirkdale is alocal ecumenical partnership[5] with
Thesundial above the church door dates to the 11th century (c. 1055 to 1065).[6] The inscription is in Anglo-Saxon and is translated as follows byHistoric England: "Orm Gamal's son bought St. Gregory's Minster when it was all broken down and fallen and he let it be made anew from the ground to Christ and St. Gregory, in Edward's days, the king, and in Tosti's days, the Earl. This is day's Sun marker at every tide. And Haworth me wrought and Brand, priests." The name Tosti refers toTostig Godwinson, the Earl who rebuilt a monastery inTynemouth Castle and Priory atTynemouth, during the reign ofEdward the Confessor, in about 1065.[7]
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