English Heritage sites near Birkby Parish
MOUNT GRACE PRIORY, HOUSE AND GARDENS
7 miles from Birkby 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.
EASBY ABBEY
10 miles from Birkby Parish
In a beautiful setting by the River Swale, Easby can be reached via a pleasant walk from Richmond Castle.
RICHMOND CASTLE
11 miles from Birkby Parish
With its breathtaking views of the Yorkshire dales, Richmond Castle is one of the finest tourist attractions in North Yorkshire.
PIERCEBRIDGE ROMAN BRIDGE
11 miles from Birkby Parish
Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
12 miles from Birkby 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.
MARMION TOWER
15 miles from Birkby Parish
The fine 15th-century gatehouse of a vanished riverside manor house, with a beautiful oriel window. The monuments of the manor's Marmion family owners grace the adjacent church.
Churches in Birkby Parish
Birkby: St Peter
No churches found in Birkby Parish