Riccall
Riccall is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, lying 3.5 miles to the north of Selby and 9 miles south of York. Riccall is noted for being the place where Harold Hardrada's force of invaders landed in 1066, just before the Battle of Stamford Bridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Riccall and St Helen’s Church, Skipwith.
St Mary’s Church, Riccall
Church
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is the parish church of Riccall, a village north of Selby in North Yorkshire, England. The oldest part of the church are the three western bays of the nave, which date from the mid- or late-12th century.
St Helen’s Church, Skipwith
Church
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Helen's Church is the parish church of Skipwith, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Remains of a 7th- or 8th-century building have been identified at the site, which may represent an earlier church.
All Saints’ Church, Barlby
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church is the parish church of Barlby, a village in North Yorkshire in England. A chapel was constructed in Barlby by 1481, dependent on St Mary the Virgin, Hemingbrough. All Saints’ Church, Barlby is situated 2½ miles south of Riccall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Selby and Barlby.
Selby
Photo: Michael Beckwith, CC BY 2.0.
Selby is a market town in North Yorkshire 14 miles south of York, with a population in 2024 of 20,000. Its main attraction is the abbey, with a stained glass window depicting the original "Stars and Stripes".
Barlby
Village
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Barlby is a village in the civil parish of Barlby with Osgodby, in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the east bank of the River Ouse, opposite Selby, within the Vale of York, a flat and low-lying landscape shaped by rivers and arable farming. Barlby is situated 2½ miles south of Riccall.
Skipwith
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skipwith is a village and civil parish about 4 miles north-east of Selby and 10 miles south-east of York in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Skipwith is situated 2½ miles east of Riccall.
Riccall
- Type: Locality
- Location: Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.8316° or 53° 49′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.0481° or 1° 2′ 53″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C5WRXJ2+JQGeoNames ID
7292114
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