This Grade I-listed church has Anglo-Saxon origins but most of the current structure was built around 1205. Mostly unchanged since the medieval era, it is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Lovingly restored by William Morris, the 19th century poet and craftsman who lived in nearby Kelmscott, the inside of the church tells the story of over 1,000 years of religious history; from Anglo-Saxon carvings on one wall, to medieval wall paintings on another, to passages from the Bible etched elsewhere from the Reformation.

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July 2, 2024

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Saint JOHN BAPTIST, to whom this church is dedicated, is a person on the threshold of the Old and New Testaments (just like the Holy Family with Mary and Joseph). …

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2. Ha'penny Bridge and Toll House loop from Lechlade

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3. Ha'penny Bridge and Toll House loop from Lechlade

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St John the Baptist Church, Inglesham

1. Buscot Lock – Ha'penny Bridge and Toll House loop from Buscot

2. Ha'penny Bridge and Toll House loop from Lechlade

3. Ha'penny Bridge and Toll House loop from Lechlade

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