Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village (England)
Tour of Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village - 8/2/14
Music by Jehan de Lescurel
Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village (DMV) on the western edge of the chalk Wolds of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Wharram-le-Street and is signposted from the B1248 Beverley to Malton road. Wharram Percy was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until the 1974 boundary changes.
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North Yorkshire Country Walk - Wharram Percy a Deserted Medieval Village
Our video is a guided round walk of Wharram Percy a Medieval Village in the Wolds of North Yorkshire. The walk takes you via Fairy Dale and Deep Dale before entering the Medieval village of Wharram Percy and then return by the dismantled railway line.
For the full write up visit the video on:
The video is taken from the website of 'JR Hackney', otherwise known as 'The Taxi Driver'. Providing you with free information on a whole host of walks around the country that we have undertaken and recommend to you.
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Wandering in Wharram Percy! (Deserted Medieval Village)
The other day, we simply HAD to jump at the chance to visit the Deserted Medieval Village, Wharram Percy on the Wolds Way in North Yorkshire (formerly in the East Riding... Yes, it matters, haha)!
I've previously made a short video about this site (see link at the end) so, I've deliberately kept the captions to a minimum - Letting the footage speak for itself.
We had a great time exploring this famous site - Hopefully you do to!
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Ghost of ~Wharram Percy ~ Medieval Village ~Yorkshire
'Shadows of ghosts:
Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village on the western edge of the chalk Wolds
People say:you can just picture the ghosts watching you go by.... The reason for its notability is that it was researched each summer by combined teams of archaeologists, historians and even botanists, from about 1950 to 1990 after its identification in 1948 by Professor Maurice Beresford of the University of Leeds.
Fears of the walking dead are not peculiar to modern society, as a recent archaeological discovery has shown: the mutilated and burned bones of at least 17 people were found buried in a pit outside the deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy, in Yorkshire, England. These mutilations were carried out on the bodies after their death, it is suggested, out of fear that the dead might rise and walk among the living.
A rib bone showing knife marks. Historic England
While Wharram Percy was excavated in the 1960s, these bones from the burial pit were only recently fully examined. Radiocarbon dating places the bones somewhere in the 11th-13th centuries, but they did not all die at the same time. Blade marks, mostly from knives rather than swords or axes, were left on the torso and head sometime during or shortly after death. The burning of the bones also would have occurred around the time of death, and some individuals may have been decapitated. The researchers argue that the two most likely interpretations of these burials are either cannibalism during a time of famine, or actions to protect against revenants.It’s easy to talk about how supernatural tales may reflect society’s fears, particularly since we all know that zombies don’t really exist (… right?). But if the Wharram Percy burials were indeed due to fear of the walking dead, this is evidence that in the Middle Ages these fears were very real. These individuals, local people, may have been dug up from the local cemetery by people who knew them in life, mutilated, burned, and reburied beyond the village area. We can only wonder what grievous social change or events could have occurred to lead them to act upon such fears of the walking dead. We may also wonder how many tales of revenants may have been true records of local events.“It shows us a dark side of medieval beliefs and provides a graphic reminder of how different the medieval view of the world was from our own.”
The most striking indications of the difficulties and hazards facing the medieval peasantry come from their bones. A number of churchyards have been partially excavated, but Wharram Percy’s has yielded the largest sample with 687 burials. The burials, though not closely dated,mostly belong to the period before 1400. Babies and infants are underrepresented because of the difficulty of recovering the bones of the very young, especially as at least a few of these were buried not in the churchyard but in or near houses. Even so 45 per cent of all burials were of those aged below 16, and 15 per cent were infants (that is, under one year old). Chemical analysis of infant bones showed that breast feeding continued for a year or two, which potentially gave babies a
good start in life, and contributed to intervals between births.
Medieval sources offer various remedies for dealing with the restless dead, believed to be individuals who were evil or cursed in life and still bore a grudge against the living in death. Solutions included digging up and decapitating or burning the skeletons. The condition of the Wharram Percy bones suggests that the bodies were decapitated quite soon after death, when the bones were still soft, and burned.
Read older post by H.H here
Wharram Percy, like Drakelow, was eventually abandoned. Perhaps the stigma of revenants was enough to haunt the village for centuries afterward.
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Wharram Percy, Yorkshire Wolds - 26 January 2014
A 10.5 mile round trip from the car park of Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village, Yorkshire Wolds. The route partly follows the Wolds Way and The Centenary Way south to Thixendale and then heads north before turning east back towards Wharram Percy. Music is Daffodil Lament and Ridiculous Thoughts by The Cranberries
WHARRAM PERCY VILLAGE
A walk to the deserted village of Wharram Percy on the North Yorkshire Wolds in the United Kingdom. The weather was inclement to say the least but there were moments of clear skies enabling some great photography. The early 18th Century Church remains minus half its tower and roof but is still an impressive place to visit. The Graveyard bears witness to the last remaining parishioners to worship within its walls. We explored the Churchyard and marked outlines of Medieval buildings on the lower levels but didnt venture up to the main village. I was hoping to film this higher area using the Drone but the weather was unsuitable for flying.
We noticed in the bottom of the valley or Dale as they are called in Yorkshire, a well constructed track which led to a sturdy Bridge with a brick lined culvert at either side. Military or Railway use came instantly to mind.
After research we found that the area had been quarried for chalk and a Railway Line had been in the bottom of the Dale up to the 1960`s. The Railway had continued South under the Bridge, through a wood and Tunnel towards Thixendale .
We had spotted a large abandoned building as we followed the Public Footpath down into the Dale. This would turn out to be the Wharram Chalk Mill which dates from 1919 and ceased processing Chalk in the 1930`s. The quarries were still worked on a smaller scale up to the 1960`s
We intend to revisit the Dale and explore either side of Wharram Percy. Aerial footage will be a must. A very interesting and intriguing area which is well worth a visit.
The Wharram Chalk Mill can be seen in our next Video :)
Buzzard Exploration 2017
Yorkshire Wolds Railway - Sponsored Walk through Wharram Percy medieval village, East Yorkshire.
A short video to show another side to railway volunteering as it isn't all spannering !
Many tasks take place in the background to make things happen successfully on the day at special events.
This is a fundraising walk that also enables YWR members to mix socially away from the immediate concerns of running a heritage railway.
To become a member of the Yorkshire Wolds Railway, please visit
WHARRAM MILL AND BURDALE TUNNEL
Our second visit to the Abandoned Chalk Mill in Burdale near Wharram Percy. The Chalk Mill stands decaying today having operated from 1919 to approximately 1960.
We used the DJI Phantom Drone to get some aerial shots of the Mill. Hoping to go back in Spring/Summer 2018 to get some clearer (warmer) shots....
We also went with the intention of exploring South beyond the Bridge, to try and find the Wharram end of the Railway Tunnel.
The Northern Railway Tunnel Portal lies in a wooded area near the deserted village of Wharram Percy. The Tunnel was bricked up in 1961 to keep Humans out as there have been a couple of cave-ins along its 1597 metre length , the original large wooden doors now replaced with a smaller locked door and iron grate/door. Gaps have been left in the arch brickwork to allow an entrance/exit for the resident bat colony, which are protected by law.
We also found an abandoned Railway Watchman's Hut still with oven kicking around inside which we put back in place. It also had a wall cupboard complete with Graffiti from many different years back to the 1970`s.
Buzzard Exploration 2017
DJI Phantom 3 Standard Drone used for aerial shots
WHARRAM PERCY FIGURE
This video was taken at the Wharram Percy Medievil Village, Myself and 3 other friends all witnessed a very chilling atmosphere when table tipping, see if you can see the figure stood behind joan, also see if you can spot anything else in the video. many thanx to Rachel Joan Jackie.
EVP AT WHARRAM PERCY MEDIEVIL VILLAGE.
EVP AT WHARRAM PERCY MEDIEVIL VILLAGE. THIS WAS TAKEN WHILST WE WERE TABLE TIPPING, IT SAYING ( ANYWERE ) AND ( LYING DOWN )
Yorktube - Yorkshire village
Very countryside
True Earth Whiitby North Yorkshire, WTF where they before they were churches ?
another insighful,infomative & thought provoking clip from miss havisham , link below:
it would be great to find a church with thr interior intact, Before it was a place of worship ! dream on !
miss havisham
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Yours for £20m: An entire village in North Yorkshire
After 150 years in one families ownership, the village of West Heslerton in North Yorkshire is up for sale.
Report by Sarah Johnston.
Test flights over at Burdale Quarry.
After a few weeks of tweaks and tests it was time to take out the quad copters. Burdale Quarry was the destination as it's usually quite secluded and has some nice undulating surfaces.
Very interesting to see that my Blade 350QX / Tarot / Mobius is closely matching my friends more expensive Phantom / Zenmuse / GoPro 3+ setup :) It was great fun zipping around the countryside.
Music:- (CC) Grapes - I Dunno /
Yorkshire village of West Heslerton is on sale for £20million
Many dream of swapping their cramped city pad for a sprawling house in the country.
But this unique real estate opportunity gives potential buyers the opportunity to own an entire rural village.
From its pub to its sports pavilion, the whole of West Heslerton, near Malton, North Yorkshire, has gone on the market for £20million after being owned by the same family for 150 years
The most recent landlady, oxford-educated Eve Dawnay, inherited the village from her father following his death in 1964. She was able to keep the rents low and helped build a vibrant community, supporting a host of amenities, including a primary school and its own football, crickets and bowling teams.
She died in 2010, aged 84, without a single heir, leaving West Heslerton to a number of beneficiaries. They have now decided to sell, bringing to an end more than a century of Dawnay ownership.
The centre piece of the estate is the 21-bedroom West Heslerton Hall, which has been left empty for 30 years since Miss Dawnay downsized to a four-bedroom home. The lot also boasts 43 houses, including Miss Dawnay's, a pub/restaurant, a garage, sports pavilion and playing fields.
He said the estate has been untouched in the last 50 years and is a 'blank canvas' ready for development.
'There are now endless possibilities to convert buildings, develop plots and explore commercial opportunities,' he continued. 'But I know that in an ideal world Miss Dawnay's family would really like to see the estate carry on in a similar vein.'
The total annual rental and agricultural subsidy income is around £388,000 but Mr Watson believes that there is also room for further income growth without spoiling the character of the village.
He said: 'While Miss Dawnay wasn't one for country sports, she was very interested in nature and conservation and there is huge potential to develop the sporting side of the estate... The land would make a wonderfully challenging and varied shoot.'
Ms Dawnay's younger sister Verena Elliott, who lived at West Heslerton Hall as a child, admitted it is 'not the prettiest of villages' but said it had been loved by generations of her family.
She said: 'It would be very hard to find a village with more loyal and lovely people living in it. There is a real sense of community, which is hard to find these days. There are generations of families who have lived in the estate houses. In fact, there was a time when nobody ever seemed to move away.
'We used to have folk dancing in the village hall during the war and there was a very strong WI, one of the first in Yorkshire, which my aunt started. My mother ran the land army so was kept very busy.
'I remember that there was a side door to the hall and that it was always open; nobody rang the bell. Anybody from the estate was welcome to walk straight in and go down to my father's study. Virtually every day there was somebody popping in to ask his opinion or tell him about some problem or other like a broken fence or a smoking fire.'
She added it would be strange to return when it belongs to someone else but said 'times have changed' and it is time for 'new life' to be breathed into the estate.
Paranormal RAW Trigger Object - Wharram Percy
Welcome back to another RAW footage video, as always this footage has been unedited, and hasn't even been watched by us yet to determine if there is or isn't any activity in it, we leave that to you, the viewer.
This week we hourneyed too Wharram Percy a deserted medieval village close to the town of Malton in East Yorkshire, the village is now owned by English Heritage and is as described 'deserted' all that remains standing is a derelict church (with graveyard), the remnants / foundations of the vicarage building and a manor house that was used by the archaelogical team sent to explore Wharram Percy in the 1960's.
In this video we have set a jewelery box containing a chunk of Whitby Jet, drawn around the box with chalk and used it as a trigger object to try and get any spirit being to interact with it, move it or simply pass by it. We have a locked off digital camera fixed on too the object which is recording in IR mode and is illuminated by an IR lamp so as to not give any external light which would otherwise reflect off of dust, cause shadows or give chance of any other false positive.
Enjoy the video and please tell us what you see hear or feel whilst watching in the comments below.
Secrets of the North Yorkshire Moors Part 1
An exciting journey across the incomparable coast and Moors of North Yorkshire. Visit ancient fishing villages, listen to exciting smugglers tales and watch the sun set on the moors. Hear the stories that link Captain Cook, Anne Bronte and Charles Dickens to this area.
Buy the full DVD at trailsandtales.co.uk, PayPal welcome.
Running time 42 minutes.
DJI Phantom 3 Tatton Sykes 1865 (United Kingdom, Yorkshire)
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The Hunt Langton Village 2014
Dogs and horses, as they enter our lovely village near Malton North Yorkshire, to take part in The Hunt. December 24, 2014.
SYND 13-2-73 COUNTY OF YORKSHIRE, HIT BY HEAvY SNOW
(13 Feb 1973) County of Yorkshire, in the UK, hit by heavy snow
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