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…particular person For general tourist information, visitors should consult www.visitengland.com or www.visitbritain.co.uk. Unfortunately it is not possible to include information on opening times, disabled access or other facilities. Wherever possible,…

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Northamptonshire

…later masonry infilling has been used to frame the door and windows. The church used to stand alone on a low hill completely surrounded by fields. Today modern housing comes…

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London (City)

…sculpted by Henry Moore. From 1652 to 1662 the rector of the former church was Thomas Watson, a puritan who combined a deep knowledge of the Bible with sound common…

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Oxfordshire

…are organised by www.zenasheritagetours.com] Balliol College John Wycliffe (1324-1384) came here as Master of Balliol College in the fourteenth century and described Oxford as a Vineyard of the Lord. A…

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Somerset

…during a church service, but was still able to complete his sermon! At Burrington Combe, on the road through the Mendips, the narrow gorge broadens out into a kind of…

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Yorkshire (South & West)

…barely a dozen regular communicants, but within a year, the number was close to a thousand, and thirty-five bottles of wine were needed for a single communion service. Apart from…

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London (Central)

…sung here at all coronations since it was composed for that of George II. The great composer, best known for his magnificent oratorio The Messiah, is buried beneath a stone…

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Northumberland

Northumberland   EARLY CHURCH HISTORY To set the scene in these remote parts, a brief outline of events in the seventh century may be useful.  Those who find historical details…

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Yorkshire (East Riding)

…faith with Edwin and his nobles in a Saxon banqueting hall. Eventually one man stood up and compared the life of a man to a sparrow’s flight across the hall,…

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Buckinghamshire

…and hymn factory The gardens have been painstakingly restored to include only plants common in Britain before the time of Cowper’s death in 1800.  Beyond the flower garden is a…

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