This monument commemorates the Duke of Wellington’s victory at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). This battle was the start of the downfall of Napoleon, and with him, the French Empire.
Just in Devon, on its border with Somerset sits Sampford Common, a Site of Special Scientific INterest (SSSI). Despite being so close to the M25 the views from Sampford Point are full of peace and calm.
the Church of St. John the Baptist lies in the small Somerset village of Ashbrittle and dates back to the 15th century. If you think the church is old though, …