サットン・コートネイでののおすすめグラベルライド

なんて美しい村でしょう

A nice spot to watch river activity from

There are records which suggest the presence of a bridge on the site in the 14th century but this structure was short-lived and crossing was made by ferry from at least 1379 until a timber bridge was built in 1767. The present stone structure dates from 1827. A toll was payable on both the ferry and the subsequent bridges until 1874 when the County Councils of Berkshire and Oxfordshire joined to buy the bridge from its private trustees and scrapped the charges.

On the patronage of this church dedicated to "Saint LAWRENCE": He is one of the early Christian Roman martyrs from a time when Christianity was still strictly forbidden. He was archdeacon of Pope Sixtus II and after his execution was ordered by the pagan emperor Valerian to hand over the treasure of the church to him. Laurentius asked for three days to do this, distributed the church's assets among the poor inhabitants of Rome and, after the agreed time, came to the emperor with the poor to present them to him as the treasure of the church. He was then tortured to death. Legend has it that he was roasted alive on a grate - this attribute can be seen in many depictions of Saint Lawrence - over coals. He is said to have been in good spirits and asked his executioner if he would turn him over. The memorial day of Saint Lawrence in the calendar of saints is August 10th, the recorded date of his execution in A.D. 258.

Great All Around Views

Ok For Gravel Bike's Would Not Chance With Road Bike/Tyres

The pretty little village of Warborough was scouted by the location managers of the TV series Midsomer Murders and several episodes were filmed here. The next time you watch "Inspector Barnaby", you should pay attention to the opening credits - and then you might recognize the houses in Warborough, the meadow or the local pub "Six Bells".

There was a chapel in Warborough as early as 1140 and so there are remains from the 1200s within the walls of St Laurence's Church. A church well worth seeing in this pretty little village.