Portal:Yorkshire/Did you know . . ./8

... that Cliffe, Richmondshire, where the "clock stopped, never to go again", is surrounded by archaeological features including barrows, a Roman road (pictured) and an English Civil War battleground?
... that Gordon Brown's independent advisor on ministerial conduct, Sir Philip Mawer who was given a knighthood in 2002, has also been a dame?
... that residents of Castleford, England, were incensed when their council tried to eliminate Tickle Cock?
... that Holy Cross Church, Gilling, was at one time referred to as Saint Helena's after the Roman Empress whom legend says discovered the True Cross?

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