English Heritage sites near Middleton Parish
PICKERING CASTLE
2 miles from Middleton Parish
This splendid 13th century castle was used as a royal hunting lodge, holiday home and stud farm by a succession of medieval kings.
WHEELDALE ROMAN ROAD
8 miles from Middleton Parish
A mile-long stretch of enigmatic ancient road - probably Roman but possibly later or earlier - amid wild and beautiful moorland, still with its hard core and drainage ditches.
HELMSLEY ARCHAEOLOGY STORE
9 miles from Middleton Parish
Helmsley Archaeology Store holds the extensive archaeological collections and paper based archives from English Heritage guardianship sites from the North of England including the counties of Northumberland, County Durham, Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, Cheshire.
HELMSLEY CASTLE
10 miles from Middleton Parish
Unlock 900 years of life at Helmsley Castle, an essential site for any visitor to the market town of Helmsley in the North York Moors National Park.
KIRKHAM PRIORY
12 miles from Middleton Parish
Beautifully placed between the city of York and the town of Malton, the riverside ruins of Kirkham Priory are set in the beautiful Derwent valley near the Yorkshire Wolds.
RIEVAULX ABBEY
12 miles from Middleton Parish
Rievaulx Abbey is the perfect choice for a peaceful day out, with its extensive ruins and fascinating museum in a secluded North York Moors valley.
Churches in Middleton Parish
St Andrew
Main Street, Middleton
Middleton
York
(01751) 476686
https://mkmbparishes.co.uk/#ourchurches
St Andrew's is a friendly church serving the people of Middleton, Aislaby and Wrelton.
The church building contains some remarkable Jellinge style Viking/Christian crosses.
A Saxon tower with over 30’ of stonework still in use as the base of the later mediaeval tower
An internationally significant Anglo – Scandinavian Collection of funeral carvings and other artefacts
A Fine Norman nave Medieval additions to the church including the roof beams Stained Glass in the south aisle
A pulpit from which Wesley is proven to have preached
The church building is open daily from dawn to dusk, and is a beautiful place in which to sit quietly and offer prayer.