The standing wall on this site incorporates remnants of the church built about 900 AD by Æthelflæd, the daughter of King Alfred the Great and also known as the Lady of Mercia.

Æthelflæd and he her husband Æthelred were rulers of Mercia at a time when its eastern territory was occupied by Danish Viking armies.

In 909 Æthelflæd and her brother Edward, King of Wessex, successfully lead an army into Danish-held Lincolnshire and brought back powerful relics: the bones of Saint Oswald of Northumbria. The relics were placed in a crypt at the east end of the new church.

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1. Chepstow Castle – Gloucester Docks loop from Cheltenham Spa

130km

05:37

860m

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2. Short, Steep Rural Climb – Gloucester Docks loop from Churchdown

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02:04

170m

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3. Short, Steep Rural Climb – Gloucester Docks loop from Quedgeley

37.6km

01:46

160m

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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St. Oswald's Anglo-Saxon Minster and Medieval Priory Ruins

1. Chepstow Castle – Gloucester Docks loop from Cheltenham Spa

2. Short, Steep Rural Climb – Gloucester Docks loop from Churchdown

3. Short, Steep Rural Climb – Gloucester Docks loop from Quedgeley

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