Stamford Bridge

September 25th marks the anniversary of the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, the last Viking invasion of York. The Stamford Bridge Festival Society are holding a festival on September 30th, with reenactments and battles on its land at the site. Pctured from left, Jenny Ashby, Steve Mercer and Sharon Gilpin.
Photographed for the Yorkshire Post by Jonathan Gawthorpe.
19th September 2023.

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Photographed by Yorkshire Post photographer Jonathan Gawthorpe.
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The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place in 1066

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