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St Michael and All Angels Church, Lambourn

St Michael and All Angels Church, Lambourn

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St Michael and All Angels Church, Lambourn

Recommended by 19 road cyclists out of 20

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Please check local regulations for: North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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Location: Lambourn, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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Best Road Cycling Rides to St Michael and All Angels Church, Lambourn

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1. Newbury to Wantage loop – North Wessex Downs

72.4km

03:08

630m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Smooth Road South of Bagpuize – Fyfield Village loop from Radley

99.5km

04:08

470m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Blowingstone Hill – Valley of the Racehorse loop from Highworth

51.9km

02:11

390m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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January 23, 2022

"St Michaels is located in the heart of the village at the intersection of the two main roads. It is the largest church in Lambourn and dates back to Saxon times.

The first written record of a church at Lambourn is from 1032, in a charter of Cnut, but it seems highly likely there was a Saxon church here several centuries earlier. Charters in 934 and 955 mention Lambourn, and Alfred the Great mentions a royal manor at Lambourn in his will. Though circumstantial, these documents suggest that an important Saxon church, perhaps a minster, stood here at least as early as the 9th century (a minster acted as a ‘mother’ church for a region, and may have had resident priests who traveled out from their base to preach and minister to their far-flung flocks). The circular shape of the churchyard suggests that the site may have been in use in Roman times, or even earlier.

The current church of St Michael and All Angels was begun in the 12th century, with major rebuilding in the 13t, 15th, and 19th centuries. The core of the building dates to about 1180, and is constructed on a cruciform plan. To the 12th century core was added a pair of transepts in the 13th century, several 14th century chantry chapels, and the chancel and upper portion of the tower were rebuilt in the 16th century."

Cit. lambourn.org/st-michael-and-all-angels

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Location: Lambourn, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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St Michael and All Angels Church, Lambourn

1. Newbury to Wantage loop – North Wessex Downs

2. Smooth Road South of Bagpuize – Fyfield Village loop from Radley

3. Blowingstone Hill – Valley of the Racehorse loop from Highworth

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