[staggeringman]

WENT FOR A RUN IN THE COUNTRY OVER YORKSHIRE WAY AND WENT THROUGH HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE,came across a church thought to myself that looks interesting and pulled over,it was a norman church called st oswalds so i enquired if it was oswald the king of cumbria? yes it was!king oswald must have had a massive following in the north of england for so many churches to be dedicated to him,is there anyone out there know of any other churches dedicated to him? i know that st james up church kirk had a well dedicated to him and owaldtwistle was named after him. heres a few piccies of a norman church.
picture 1.shows the tower and church.
2shows the original styles they had to get through or over to enter the church.
3.shows modern and old means of entry.
4.the doorway and entrance typical norman the door is aged approx 900 years if you can see the grooves in the stone at the side of the door these may have beeen caused by the archers sharpening thier arrows.the door was unusual in itself being hinged in the middle which is rare to see on something that old.