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| David Wright, St Hybald, Hibaldstow, CC BY-SA 2.0 |
We are one of only 3 churches in the country dedicated to St Hybald - the other two being our sister church in Scawby and Ashby-de-la-Launde. And we have the particular honour of having the bones of St Hybald himself buried under our chancel.
The village name Hibaldstow means ‘burial-place of St Hybald’ and dates back to at least 664AD. It is thought the St Hybald, possibly a pupil of St Chad, set up a mission station or monastery in what became Hibaldstow, and was eventually buried there.
Despite the long history of Christian worship, the present church dates from 1866 (chancel) and 1875 (nave), and the tower was rebuilt in the 1960s. St Hybald’s occasionally plays host to pilgrimages from to see the relics of St Hybald.
Postcode: DN20 9RA
Open: 10-11th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm
Photo: David Wright, Hibaldstow Church, CC BY-SA 2.0
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