Name: St Martin's Church, Barcheston
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Location: Barcheston, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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1. St Martin's Church, Barcheston – Shipston Cemetery Chapel loop from Shipston-on-Stour

6.40km

01:39

40m

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2. Shipston Cemetery Chapel – St Martin's Church, Barcheston loop from Burmington

6.80km

01:46

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. St Martin's Church, Barcheston loop from Shipston-on-Stour

8.75km

02:19

90m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Jim Martin

August 14, 2024

"Barcheston church is a delightful largely fifteenth century building in a secluded spot close to Shipston on Stour. It's most distinguishing feature externally is the leaning north west tower, which inclines dramatically to the west (and is sometimes referred to as 'Warwickshire's Pisa'!). The effect is somewhat alarming, but it has been this way for some centuries, having settled soon after it was built, as witnessed by the additional buttress propping up the west face; hopefully it will be staying put for the foreseeable future.

The church has more of a Cotswold appearance than one is normally used to seeing in Warwickshire, and would perhaps seem more at home if it stood over the Gloucestershire or Oxfordshire borders, very much a sign of how far south we are in the county.

The layout is quite irregular, the chancel is off centre and the south aisle is more of a seperate chapel only half the length of the nave. The first glimpse upon entering via the lean-to south porch is the view looking across to the north aisle, with it's very domestic looking windows (a post Reformation alteration, possibly to admit more light) and an arcade that seems to be leaning even more dramatically than the tower (where the arcade meets the tower wall there is a bracket 'propped up' by a carved 'helping hand', very apt and much needed assitance judging by the angle!)."

Copyright: Aidan McRae Thomson 2012

Source: warwickshirechurches.weebly.com/barcheston---st-martin.html

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Location: Barcheston, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

St Martin's Church, Barcheston

1. St Martin's Church, Barcheston – Shipston Cemetery Chapel loop from Shipston-on-Stour

2. Shipston Cemetery Chapel – St Martin's Church, Barcheston loop from Burmington

3. St Martin's Church, Barcheston loop from Shipston-on-Stour

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