St. Cuthbert's Churchyard in Norham, Northumberland

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Coordinates: 55.72001, -2.16574
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Norham is reputedly the place where, in 635, St Aidan crossed the River Tweed (at Ubbanford) on his way from Iona to establish his monastery on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. King Oswy made a grant of land for a monastery at Norham in 655, and it's said that, when a stone church was built on Holy Island, the existing wooden structure was transferred to Norham.
Ecfrid, Bishop of Lindisfarne, built a stone church in Norham between 830 and 845. The site of this church, probably to the east of the present church, is now occupied by a clump of yew trees. Viking raids on the Northumbrian coast resulted in the flight of the monks from Lindisfarne in about 875 AD, along with the coffin and body of St Cuthbert.
The present church, dating from 1165, used for some time by Robert the Bruce as a stronghold to attack the Castle, it was the place where by Edward 1st received homage from the pretenders to the Scottish throne. The huge churchyard, still in use, is reputed to hold the remains of St Ceolwulf who was King of Northumbria about the time of St Cuthbert. It also has the grave of Corporal Laidlaw, the ‘Piper of Loos', whose famous story dates from the First World War. The building fell into disrepair through parts of the 16th century, but was extensively restored in Victorian times and has been lovingly maintained since.