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Mashamshire's early history is a matter of conjecture. There are earthworks at
Ilton and on Gregory (Saxon for "watchtower") Hill beside the churchyard. There is
a field called Standing Stones at Fearby and on Roomer Common there are traces
of a Roman marching camp. In addition to these features there are lynchets - a
form of early terracing to aid cultivation - on many of the hills in the area.
Masham - Maessa's Ham - probably owed its foundation to the gentle, flood-proof
rise on which it stands near an easily fordable part of the River Ure; its proximity
to the course of a Roman road and position on the main route from Wensleydale to
York.
The Old Peculier
Masham was given to the Minster of York in the medieval period but, as the
Archbishop did not wish to make the long journey north to oversee the town's
affairs, the parish was designated a Peculier. This meant it had its own
ecclesiastical court and governed its own affairs.
To this day, the Vicar cannot be ordered to attend the Archbishop but must be
formally invited. The Peculier also lives on in the Four and Twenty - the Peculier
Court who now function mainly to aid charitable cause - and in the famous
Theakston Beer.
Ilton and on Gregory (Saxon for "watchtower") Hill beside the churchyard. There is
a field called Standing Stones at Fearby and on Roomer Common there are traces
of a Roman marching camp. In addition to these features there are lynchets -
Masham -
to the course of a Roman road and position on the main route from Wensleydale to
York.
The Old Peculier
Masham was given to the Minster of York in the medieval period but, as the
Archbishop did not wish to make the long journey north to oversee the town's
affairs, the parish was designated a Peculier. This meant it had its own
ecclesiastical court and governed its own affairs.
To this day, the Vicar cannot be ordered to attend the Archbishop but must be
formally invited. The Peculier also lives on in the Four and Twenty -
