St Wilfrid
Scrooby, Yorkshire
The 13th century limestone church with its tall early 15th century tower and steeple is Scrooby's focus.
The Danish name of 'Ravenskelf' meaning 'Ravenshill' literally means 'shelving knoll/ridge of the raven'.
Little is recorded about Ranskill during the period between the 9th and 16th century other than monks were known to pass through from Blyth to the Priory at Mattersey and Monarchs passed through travelling to the hunting lodge at Scrooby.
The church of St Barnabas was built in 1878, originally as a chapelry of Blyth.
In 1919 a donation of a site and £50 resulted in the building of the church room which today still provides the largest community gathering facility in the village. More recent renovations have enabled the church to be used for more community activities.