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Photo tour of  the Ouseburns
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Aldwark Toll Bridge
  • If you enter the Ouseburns from the east you will cross the river Ure on this picturesque wood decked bridge.  It was built in 1873 replacing one built under  a 1772 act of parliament.
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Fish Pond Bridge
  • This Bridge now spans the small stream called Ouse Gill Beck, the tributary from which the River Ouse takes it’s name.  It use to have a lake on each side of it but these have unfortunately become silted up.
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Fish Pond Bridge
  • It was built by the Thompson family of Kirby Hall and was probably designed by the famous York architect John Carr.
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Holy trinity Church Little Ouseburn
  • This beautiful small church in it’s rural setting provides an oasis of peace in a busy world.
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Holy trinity Church Little Ouseburn
  • It has ancient foundations, the tower is thought to have Saxon origins. There are many Saxon carved stones built into the fabric of the church and also a number of Roman cut stones with their typical lewis holes.
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Holy trinity Church Little Ouseburn
  • There is also documentary evidence from the Fountains Abbey Chartulary of a chapel on or near this site in the 13th century dedicated to the Saxon Saint Bega.
  • http://www.stbees.org.uk
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Thompson Family Mausoleum
  • This mausoleum in Little Ouseburn churchyard was built in the mid 1700’s for Henry Thompson and is an early example of the Palladian style of building.
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Great Ouseburn School
  • Our popular and successful village school is another legacy of the Thompson family.  More information about the school can be found on their website www.greatouseburn.n-yorks.sch.uk
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Yeoman’s Cottage
  • The writing over the door says Anno Dom 1637 R.T.
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St. Mary’s Church Great Ouseburn
  • Great Ouseburn Church stands on the highest point in the village.
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St. Mary’s Church Great Ouseburn
  • The Church has a Norman tower, 13th Century Belfry and 15th Century Chancel
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St. Mary’s Church Great Ouseburn
  • The stained glass in the tower depicts our shepherd.
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Great Ouseburn Vicarage
  • Next door to the church stands the impressively sized vicarage.  The site of many garden fetes.
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Manor House & Post Office
  • The Manor House with the Post Office next door.
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The Crown Inn
  • The Crown Inn famous for it’s food local beers and wine and the winner of many awards from Les Routiers and Yorkshire Life.


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Village Green
  • Great Ouseburn Village Green with old signpost showing we use to be in the West Riding.
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Millennium Stone
  • The Millennium seat on the Green.  The stone has been on the Green for longer than people can remember.  The inscription  is from Romeo and Julliet Act 3 Scene 5 :- “I have more care to stay than will to go”
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Piper’s Lane Pond
  • Recently restored the pond on the corner of Piper’s Lane is a lovely place to sit and listen to nature.