My Peak Experience

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This impressive church probably dates from some time between 1130 and 1150, to judge from its Norman arcade and other fragments. The north aisle has a window made up of fragments of medieval glass brought back from the ruined cathedral at Ypres. Edward Burne-Jones designed the Pre-Rapahelite stained glass east window, showing the four Gospel writers, and chancel south window. Sir John Rossington's stone effigy rests in Youlgrave church. Rossington cornered a hare here, which miraculously became a beautiful maiden. He was so shocked that his heart flew into his hands, where it still rests