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St Osyth Priory, near Clacton in Essex, and St Osythe s Farm, near Richmond, are named after the same Anglo Saxon saint AS you venture down the bank north out of Richmond towards Gilling West, you are confronted by an attention-grabbing triumphal arch with huge iron gates dedicated to Voltigeur, the horse which won the 1850 Derby and caused celebrations so all-consuming that a score of men drank themselves to death.
The Voltigeur Arch on the road between Richmond and Gilling West We drained every last drop out of that story last week, but the real reason we were going down the steep hill to Holmedale was a search for St Osythe.
Chris Lloyd goes in search of St Osythe
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The Barnard Castle bookie who made a multi-million gamble on a horse
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WALKING out on Cotherstone Moor, Dave Middlemas and his long suffering wife, Alison, discovered the remains of a wrecked tank lying in a remote bog hidden from view by moorland tussocks. It lies to the south of the Teesdale village of Cotherstone, and perhaps its nearest landmark is the Butter Stone – a natural stone where trade was carried out centuries ago in a time of plague, as Memories told earlier this year. In the distance, appropriately perhaps, is a farm called Battle Hill. Deeply intrigued, Dave, of Cockerton, began to investigate… First of all, the Ministry of Defence to this day has rifle ranges at Battle Hill, and the Ordnance Survey map of the area is covered with “Danger Area” in red letters. But the OS map also shows how the “Danger Area” is criss-crossed with public footpaths, which can be closed if the range is being used.