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By Oldgroaner

A small but very interesting Minster

Where when the Church was rebuilt, parts of the old Church were built into the new one, and it has a lovely interior
If you look closely at the bottom of the wall to the right of the entrance you can see the ancient cross from the old Church laid on it's side in the wall
There is a close up and also one of other pieces of the old church embedded inside the Church including a sundial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Gregory%27s_Minster,_Kirkdale
The Definition of a Minster 
The term minster is first found in royal foundation charters of the 7th century, when it designated any settlement of clergy living a communal life and endowed by charter with the obligation of maintaining the daily office of prayer. Widespread in 10th-century Anglo-Saxon England, minsters declined in importance with the systematic introduction of parishes and parish churches from the 11th century onwards.


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