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The village church is a delight, though its dedication is unknown, the records being
destroyed when Scottish raiders came this way in the 12th century. Danby Wiske itself
dated from Saxon times, so there was almost certainly a Saxon church on this site.
The early Norman church that succeeded it has largely been incorporated into the later
Norman/Early English church we see today. It has a lovely Norman tympanum over the
south door, along with a Norman font and Jacobean pews.
Danby Wiske to Ingleby Cross
Distance
14km (8¾ miles)
Height Gain
65m (215 feet)
More easy rural walking ensues, taking the route to the very edge of the Cleveland
Hills. This is a perfect time to relax and plod on happily, in preparation for the effort
that the hills and moors to come will demand. The Vale of Mowbray is a gentle, sooth-
ing stretch, where everything is tidily in its place, birds call constantly from flower-
decked hedgerows, cows peer at you inquisitively as they go about their daily munch-
ing, and all the villages are neatly trimmed and washed. Beginning with some unavoid-
able road walking, it is the brief passage that prepares the way for the grand finale.
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