English Heritage sites near Thornaby Parish
GISBOROUGH PRIORY
9 miles from Thornaby Parish
The ruins of an Augustinian priory founded by the Bruce family, afterwards Kings of Scotland. They are dominated by the dramatic skeleton of the 14th-century church's east end.
MOUNT GRACE PRIORY, HOUSE AND GARDENS
12 miles from Thornaby Parish
Set amid woodland in North Yorkshire, this unusual monastery is the best preserved Carthusian priory in Britain. Mount Grace Priory is the perfect tourist attraction for a relaxing and peaceful day out. Discover how the monks lived 600 years in the reconstructed monk’s cell and herb plot.
PIERCEBRIDGE ROMAN BRIDGE
16 miles from Thornaby Parish
Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE
18 miles from Thornaby Parish
A charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham. It provided deer with shelter and food, and had grounds for picnics and rooms for enjoying the view.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
18 miles from Thornaby Parish
An excavated section, part cut into rock, of the ramparts of the huge Iron Age trading and power-centre of the Brigantes, the most important tribe in pre- Roman northern Britain.
EASBY ABBEY
21 miles from Thornaby Parish
In a beautiful setting by the River Swale, Easby can be reached via a pleasant walk from Richmond Castle.
Churches in Thornaby Parish
S. Mark the Evangelist
S. Peter ad Vincula
St Paul
Cambridge Road
Thornaby
(01642) 613335
Welcome to the Parish of North Thornaby, within the Diocese of York and within the wider Anglican Communion. We are a registered Forward in Faith Parish and are under the sacramental care of the Bishop of Beverley. The Parish of North Thornaby is firmly rooted in the Catholic Tradition of the Church of England. In recent years the Parish has passed resolutions A, B and is currently under alternative episcopal oversight.
Pubs in Thornaby Parish
Dubliners
26 Bridge Street, Thornaby, TS17 6BE
(01642) 676917
thedublinerspub.co.uk
Griffin
Jolly Farmers
Lord Westbury
Oddfellows
Roundel
Mitchell Avenue, Thornaby, TS17 9AE
(01642) 615109
flaminggrillpubs.com/pub/roundel-thornab...
Spitfire
Thornaby Cricket Club
Mandale Bottoms, Thornaby, TS17 7JS
(01642) 675778
thornaby.play-cricket.com/
