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Historic site

Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

Getting here

54.22110, -1.65399

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Heritage

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Historic site

Wildlife

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Ancient woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

41

4 named nearby · 37 public paths

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Cycling

2

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Theakston Yard · public footpath

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Masham, St. Mary's Church: Early c19th Anglo-Saxon cross shaft

Masham, St. Mary's Church: Early c19th Anglo-Saxon cross shaft

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

Café

Johnny Baghdad's Cafe on The Square · 75m

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Parking

6 nearby · 146m

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Playground

2 · 265m away

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Toilets

212m away

✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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