1066 AND ALL THAT

From Pocklington we head in a northwesterly direction towards Stamford Bridge, finding another bus from Phillips of Shiptonthorpe in a parking spot near Low Catton.

At Stamford Bridge, the vehicles of York Pullman could be found.

Stamford Bridge was the site of a big battle in 1066, between King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force. After sorting that out, Harold then had to get down to East Sussex to fight the Normans. This is a painting of the Battle of Stamford Bridge, created in 1870, by Peter Nicolai Arbo.

The Sand Hutton Light Railway was a narrow gauge system serving the estate of Sir Robert Walker, the Fourth Baronet of Sand Hutton. Here's a train near Bossall circa 1925.

Time for a beer or two now, at the Jolly Farmers at Leavening.

The view from a carriage windown of LNER 706 and 353 The Derwent near Kirkham Abbey on a Scarborough to Leeds train 17-8-1938.

There was a NER station at Kirkham Abbey.

The signal box still remains in use.

An old postcard of Kirkham Abbey itself.

Also on the Scarborough to York line, there was a NER station called Castle Howard, a considerable distance from the ediface of the same name.

Across country (see the map) to Sutton-on-the-Forest, where Reliance, a local bus operator, had its depot.

Not far away is Huby, where we find the New Inn.

To the west was Tollerton station, on rthe East Coast Main Line.

Further west is Great Ouseburn, with its ice house.

Here's the church and village.

Sadly, the village pub, the Crown, is now closed.

So, we move on, to Cattal station, on the Harrogate to York line.

The station is still open today.

Not far away, Green Hammerton and the Church of St Thomas.

The adjoining village is Kirk Hammerton, with its church dedicated to St John the Baptist.

One of Eddie Brown's coaches drops us at the Spotted Ox in Tockwith.

That's very close to Rudgate Brewery.

That's enough beer for this post, but we must now call in at Long Marston, to see All Saints Church.

The flatlands to the north were the site of the Battle of Marston Moor of 1644. This monument commemorates it.

There was a station called Marston Moor, built by the NER, but it was closed in 1960. More info here.

Well, that's it for this post. Next time, a few more villages and the we're in to York. 

PS Sorry about the white background to part of the text, I can't find a way to get rid of it!