Categories: Colonization

On Bradford’s Trail: Scrooby Church

An aerial view of Scrooby village
St Wilfrid’s church in Scrooby. This was the home church of William Brewster, but there is no record preserved of Bradford ever coming here
The medieval rood screen, dividing the priest from the people, was turned into these benches after the Reformation
Scrooby church baptismal
A broken monument lying outside the church
The curate’s house in Scooby dating to Bradford’s time
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