English Heritage sites near Kirkby Stephen Parish
BROUGH CASTLE
5 miles from Kirkby Stephen Parish
Starkly impressive Brough Castle stands on a ridge commanding strategic Stainmore Pass, on the site of a Roman fort.
SHAP ABBEY
14 miles from Kirkby Stephen Parish
The impressive full-height 15th-century tower and other remains of a remote abbey of Premonstratensian 'white canons'.
BOWES CASTLE
15 miles from Kirkby Stephen Parish
The impressive ruins of Henry II's 12th-century keep, on the site of a Roman fort guarding the approach to strategic Stainmore Pass over the Pennines.
CLIFTON HALL
19 miles from Kirkby Stephen Parish
This 15th-century tower, sole surviving part of the manor house of the Wybergh family, was plundered by Jacobites in 1745 before the Battle of Clifton Moor, the last battle fought on English soil.
BARNARD CASTLE
19 miles from Kirkby Stephen Parish
Set on a high rock, Barnard Castle takes it name from its 12th-century founder, Bernard de Balliol. It was later developed by the Beauchamp family and then passed into the hands of Richard III.
COUNTESS PILLAR, BROUGHAM
19 miles from Kirkby Stephen Parish
A monument erected in 1656 by Lady Anne Clifford of nearby Brougham Castle, to commemorate her final parting here from her mother.
Churches in Kirkby Stephen Parish
Kirkby Stephen Parish Church
Off the Market Place
Kirkby Stephen
Lancaster
http://ksparishchurch.com
Welcome!
Kirkby Stephen Parish Church, sometimes referred to as "the Cathedral of the Dales", stands to the north of the Market Place in the centre of our town in the beautiful Eden Valley. Our worship is of broadly central Anglican tradition and has a rich diversity. Our principal Sunday service is at 10.30 am, and we warmly welcome visitors and families with young children. Coffee and biscuits are served after the service.
We have many small groups meeting regularly, including the choir and the bell-ringers, the Mothers' Union and the Thursday Club, a weekly prayer group and a monthly reading and discussion group, and we hold series of bible-studies during the year. We are active members of Churches Together in Kirkby Stephen. For over twenty years we have happily shared the use of the building with the Roman Catholic congregation - mass is celebrated each Sunday at 9.00 am. Once a month the two congregations share a joint evening service.
It is believed that at least three churches have stood on this site, the earliest being pre-Conquest. Testimony to this early history is the Loki Stone - an Anglo-Danish cross shaft with a carving of a chained devil, representing the old Norse go Loki. The whole church was rebuilt around 1230 and the nave arcades and the north transept survive from this time. The south aisle was rebuilt in the 15th century and the tower was added shortly afterwards. The chancel and north and south chapels were rebuilt in the mid-19th century, with the clerestory added in 1871.
We hope you enjoy your visit and encounter something of the wonder and peace of God in this ancient place of prayer and worship.
We now have a website where you will find much more detail about our church and be able to view parish records going back to the 1600's.
Pubs in Kirkby Stephen Parish
Black Bull Hotel
38 Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4QW
(017683) 72803
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Croglin Castle Hotel
A recently refurbished edge of town pub.Cosy bar with alcove bench seating to the left separated from the dining room by a double arch. Separate games room.
Kings Arms Hotel
Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4QN
(017683) 72425
kingsarmskirkbystephen.com
Kirkby Stephen Sports & Social Club
Kirkby Stephen Sports & Social Club, Kirkby Stephen
La'l Nook
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Popular micropub in a restored coffee house on a side street corner opposite McColl's and near the central pubs. The bar has up to four changing local handpulls and aims to attract walkers and regulars who are...
Taggy Man
4 Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4QS
(017683) 72531
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Upper Eden Rugby Union Football Club
Upper Eden Rugby Union Football Club, Kirkby Stephen