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This was an astonishing find. It's very well cared for & is surrounded by plenty of seating.

I was harder to find as it doesn't have frontage to the road.

Quiet and peaceful - lovely!

The Church in the Wood The church is situated in a wood on Bramdean common. It is maintained by the three trustees of the charity of Louisa Francis Katherine Bishop for Divine service. Mrs Bishop was the widow of the Rev Bishop who caused the church to be built here in 1883. When she died in 1893 she gave instructions to her trustees by a codicil to her will, in which she left £2000. They were to pay the vicar of Bramdean to take services, to maintain the church, and to ring the bell. The latter they do, beginning 15 minutes before each service, to guide the congregation through the wood. Evensong is celebrated on the second and fourth Sundays of each month from May to September at 3pm, with a carol service on the second Sunday in December. Baptisms and wedding blessings, sometimes of gypsies, take place quite frequently. The church has no parish and no funds apart from those donated by the congregation or well-wishers. Recently attendance has averaged 17 at evensong with greater numbers coming to open air services. Access is on foot by mud track. Park your car on Bramdean common, and listen for the bell! Lighting by candles, Music by harmonium. Dogs, horses and wellington boots welcome. https://upperitchenbenefice.org.uk/church-in-the-wood/

A single-cell early Norman church built between the 11th and 15th centuries, extended Eastwards in 1848, to form a new chancel and small north vestry. The porch was given as a gift by Magdalen College, Oxford in 1750. The pulpit is embellished by the shields of Magdalen College, Winchester Diocese and Canterbury. The building is 12th Century and is void of any “mod cons.” https://stpetersropley.org.uk/benefice/st-mary-magdalene/

Don’t scare the cows they can be jumpy

Swelling Hill pond (formerly know as Swan Hill pond) is a picturesque spot on Swelling Hill Road on Swelling Hill just outside Ropley in Hampshire. It can be traced back to the beginning of the 18th century and is believed to be man-made. It’s situated just off St Swithin’s Way so would have been a vital watering place for the horses of travellers taking this historic path.

Well worth a stop to see this church. It is set back from the road. Look out for the finger post, then it’s a short walk down a gravel path.