Goodmanham
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Goodmanham
Image: © Paul Glazzard Taken: 17 Oct 2007
Looking east-southeast towards Goodmanham village from the public footpath east of Stonegraves, with All Hallows Church in the centre of the photograph. The view is very similar to this one: Image I just couldn't make my mind up which was the better picture. Up until the 7th century A.D. the village of Goodmanham was home to the high shrine of Northumbria - a great temple of Woden, father of the gods. Upon the conversion of King Edwin of Northumbria to the Christian faith in 627 A.D. the temple was destroyed by the high priest Coifi, an event which is related by St. Bede in his History of the English Speaking Peoples (Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum). The sacking of the temple is also pictured in a stained glass window in the 12th century Norman church. More information about Goodmanham can be found on the parish council website. http://www.goodmanhamparishcouncil.org.uk/index.htm
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Image Location
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53.877484
Longitude
-0.649532