The open battlement resembles those found at Coxwold; this pierced battlement is an unusual feature for a country church in northern England.
It is situated 18 miles north of York and is where the Rev. Laurence Sterne wrote A Sentimental Journey.
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The inn has a restaurant, a small general store with a delicatessen, and bears the arms and motto of Baron Fauconberg.
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The Rev. Laurence Sterne lived at Shandy Hall from 1760 to 1768, and the house was named by him.
In 1940 Lindisfarne College moved from Westcliff to nearby Creeksea Place, but during World War II the building was requisitioned by the military and the school transferred to Newburgh Priory at Coxwold in Yorkshire.
Coxwold |
The abbess or abbot ruled Coxwold, Stonegrave and a third house, Donamuthe, near where the Old Don met the Trent and Humber at Adlingfleet.