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26
Oct

Birdingbury – St Leonard.

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Birdingbury

St Leonard’s Birdingbury, built at the end of the 18th century and enlarged and gothicized in 1873.

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The screen was made from the old oak rafters in 1873.

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25
Oct

Bourton-on-Dunsmore – St Peter.

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Rebuilt from an earlier church in the 14th century, some parts of the south parts are from the earlier period. The porch and tower were rebuilt in the 19th century.

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The font is 13th century, the cancel and alter rails 17th century, whilst the east window is modern.

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24
Oct

Thurlaston – St Edmund.

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Originally built in 1848 as a school by William Butterfield, with the schoolmaster living in the tower. It was also used as a church on Sundays, but became a chapel in 1905 and then as a church in 1925 when it was dedicated St Edmund (841-869).

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Access: Open.

24
Oct

Flecknoe – St. Mark.

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The small church of St. Mark was built with railway money in 1891 as compensation for the disruption to the nearby ancient village of Wolfhampcote. The railway was closed to passengers in 1952. However, freight trains ran along the line until 1963.

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Access: open on day of visit