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St Mary's Church, Masham
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Rebecca
April 21, 2018
Beautiful church, very peaceful place to visit.
Mark
July 30, 2021
The first written record of a church in the historic Yorkshire market town of Masham comes from the Domesday Book of 1086. There was almost certainly a church here long before that time, however. There are Anglo-Saxon quoins (corner stones) built into three sides of the tower and the west end of the chancel also shows Anglo-Saxon stonework. HISTORY In the middle of the 12th century Roger de Mowbray, the lord of the manor, granted St Mary's to York Minster to become a prebend and canonry. St Mary's was the most richly endowed canonry in the Minster's possession and as a result, it was known as The Golden Prebend of York. Among the medieval prebendaries to hold the post were three future cardinals, one future Archbishop of Canterbury, and seven future bishops. It was an enormously prestigious post, to say the least.
The first written record of a church in the historic Yorkshire market town of Masham comes from the Domesday Book of 1086. There was almost certainly a church here long before that time, however. There are Anglo-Saxon quoins (corner stones) built into three sides of the tower and the west end of the…
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42 Market Pl
Masham, England