St Andrews, The Parish Church Of Aysgarth, North Yorkshire, UK Editorial Photo

St Andrew`s Church, Aysgarth, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Aysgarth, North Yorkshire. It is located on the south side of the River Ure, it has the largest churchyard in England, covering an area of over four acres. For over 1,000 years people have come this site overlooking the now famous Aysgarth Falls to worship Jesus Christ. The Norman church was rebuilt in 1536 but by the Victorian period it was in a poor state. It had to be completely restored in 1866, giving it a decidedly Gothic revival air. Despite the sweeping Victorian changes the church retains some remarkable historical features.Medieval treasures -Sadly a Saxon Cross was stolen from the church in 1966 and very little remains of the medieval church. But St Andrew’s did provide a safe haven during the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century for some exquisite examples of medieval wood carving such as the Jervaulx Screen.