Bamburgh
Site Significance: 3
St Aidan’s Church at Bamburgh stands on a site closely linked with the beginnings of organised Christianity in Northumbria. Bamburgh was the royal stronghold of King Oswald, who invited St Aidan from Iona in AD 635 to evangelise his kingdom. While Lindisfarne became Aidan’s monastic base, Bamburgh served as the royal and administrative centre from which the Christian faith spread inland. St Aidan built the original church here and when he fell sick in the summer of 651 this proved to be his final resting place. The wooden beam on which the saint reposed is still extant and set up within the church as a shrine. The present church was built in the 12th or 13th century.
Type of site: Church
Ownership: Church of England
Website (if known): https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/16301/
Facilities
Parking: Pay-and-display parking available in Bamburgh village, within walking distance of the church.
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Getting there
Address: St Aidan's Church
Radcliffe Road
Bamburgh
Northumberland
NE69 8AB
Nearest rail station: Alnmouth
Co-ordinates: Latitude: 55.60790000 Longitude: -1.71841000