Gormire Lake is a natural lowland lake that lies at the foot of Whitestone Cliff, a western escarpment of the Hambleton Hills in the North York Moors National Park.
From Clay Bank Top, a steep climb leads across Urra Moor to Round Hill, the highest point on the Cleveland Way. There are many signs of the past - earthworks, boundary stones, burial mounds and ancient waymarkers.
This formidable barrier traces the western edge of Urra Moor, maintaining an almost constant contour, for about 3 miles (4.8km). The dyke’s origins are uncertain, but it was most likely constructed during the Bronze Age. Linear earthworks, like this one, were created by large communities to define territorial boundaries, a ‘statement of power’ to impress and deter attack. Local tradition associates the dyke with William the Conqueror, calling it ‘Billy’s Dyke’. In other versions of the story, Oliver Cromwell receives the credit. Both of these stories are unlikely due to the workforce and…show more content… It is recorded in the Domesday Book as Engleby, meaning “village of the English,’ and Greenhow, which means ‘the green hill’, was added later to distinguish it from two other Ingleby’s in the district. The manor was held by Malgrin and Siward Barn, ‘the king’s Thegns.’ It was later granted to Guy de Balliol, along with Battersby and the barony of Stokesley, by William II.
The Church of St Andrew was founded in the twelfth century. Despite substantial restoration in 1741 and 1905 many of the original features have survived. The chancel arch, nave arcade and lower parts of the tower, all display traces from the Norman era. The capitals of the pillars in the nave are ornamented by some curious carvings, depicting animals, sea monsters and grotesque heads. The tower has a peal of two bells which were cast in the fourteenth century, and they are still rung for church services.
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