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From the avenue lined with lime trees the eye is drawn eastwards to the 162-foot high tower of St John the Baptist's, the tallest tower in Gloucestershire, containing a ring of twelve bells with the

Even when this picture was taken, the hustle and bustle of St John's weekly market lingered on only in the memories of the village's more senior citizens; it had ceased in 1888.

Most of the nave and aisles and the porch were paid for by John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, of Castle Hedingham and Lavenham.

St Peter's Church was 'pulled down' in 1560, and this building was built in 1863.

From the avenue lined with lime trees the eye is drawn eastwards to the 162-foot high tower of St John the Baptist's, the tallest tower in Gloucestershire, containing a ring of twelve bells with the

The new stained glass window in the tower of St Andrew's, installed after the war, was designed by John Piper (who also designed the windows in the east end); it commemorates Nancy Astor and her husband

The record of St Ives' lifeboats is an outstanding one, but has meant great sacrifice.

St Peter's Church was 'pulled down' in 1560, and this building was built in 1863.

St Mary's is the original town church. It dates from the same era as St John's, thanks to Bishop Roger of Salisbury, who was a liberal churchman.

The village lies next to Bolton on Swale five miles east of Richmond; it has the largest walled green in the whole of the country.

One visitor to St Cross was the poet John Keats, who stayed in Winchester during 1819 and often walked this way.

The church, St John the Baptist is essentially 14th century, although much of the interior has been re-modelled.

Although nothing remains of it today, there was a St Mary's Church here in the 11th century, which at that time was the most famous building in Oxford.

St John's Church, built in 1858-9 by Morphew & Green and with its west gable-end facing out onto the road junction, dominates this cross-roads towards the top of the hill.

Hoddesdon was a small hamlet on its northern boundary, but when its church of St Paul was built, it broke away.

The village was formed around a Celtic monastery, which in turn became a shrine to St Cedd in 1078. 19th-century architecture took hold in the village after the building of Lastingham Grange.

An impromptu cricket match takes place on The Green at Aldbrough St John on a glorious summer's day.

Situated just off the old Great North Road (the Roman Dere Street and the modern B6275), Aldbrough St John takes its name from the parish church.

Snow dusts the shapely 3,053 ft summit of Skiddaw, the giant among the northern fells, and one of the first popular mountain climbs in the Lake District.

The church of St John Baptist dates back to Norman times, when it consisted of a west tower, nave and chancel.

Lechlade Mill, a mile east of the town, was powered by the River Leach which reached the Thames just below St John's Lock.

The Morse letter 'S' was transmitted here to St John's, Newfoundland, where Guglielmo Marconi was eagerly listening.

St Mary's Church dates from the 15th century, though much of the present building is a reconstruction by John James, after the original church fell down in 1713.

Overlooking the fascinating village green from the direction of Dakyn House (1678), we see the parish church of St Peter and St Felix, which itself looks out over the remains of Ravensworth Castle.