20의 건소프가지 명소 & 주요 장소

둠즈데이 북에는 1086년 콜윅에 교회와 사제가 있었다고 기록되어 있습니다. 현재 폐허로 남아 있는 교회는 16세기에 존 바이런 경이 대부분 지었지만, 이전 교회의 14세기 및 15세기 부분을 통합하고 있습니다. 당시 건물은 평범한 탑이 아닌 첨탑을 가지고 있었을 것입니다. 1912년까지 교회의 지붕은 좋지 않은 상태였습니다. 수리로 건물이 몇 년 동안 다시 사용할 수 있게 되었지만, 교회의 상태는 계속 악화되었고 1920년까지 겨울에는 일부 예배가 학교 교실에서 열렸고 나중에는 새로 지은 교구 회관에서 열렸습니다. 1923년부터 일부 결혼식이 교구 회관에서 거행되었습니다. 1924년 3월, 빗물받이가 수리되고 벽에 모르타르가 발라졌습니다. 지붕은 다시 수리되었지만 상태는 계속 우려를 낳았고, 1933년에 교회는 위험하다는 이유로 버려졌습니다. 1936년 3월에 안전하지 않다는 이유로 최종적으로 폐쇄되었고, 1936년 11월에는 지붕의 주요 대들보가 무너졌습니다.

The earliest church on the site is believed to have been founded in 627 by Paulinus, the first Archbishop of York, when he visited the area while baptising believers in the River Trent. The legend is commemorated in the Minster's baptistry window. In 956 King Eadwig gave land in Southwell to Oskytel, Archbishop of York, on which a minster church was established. The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded the Southwell manor in great detail. The Norman reconstruction of the church began in 1108, probably as a rebuilding of the Anglo-Saxon church, starting at the east end so that the high altar could be used as soon as possible and the Saxon building was dismantled as work progressed. Many stones from this earlier Anglo-Saxon church were reused in the construction. The church was originally attached to the Archbishop of York's Palace which stood next door and is now ruined.

The now derelict St John the Baptist Church was built by Sir John Byron in the 16th century, incorporating 14th and 15th century sections from an earlier church. It was restored again in 1684 by Sir John Musters and was in use until the mid-1930s when it was no longer repaired, the nave roof collapsed and it was abandoned as dangerous and left to ruin. source: https://travellerj.com/2018/12/18/ruins-of-st-johns-church/

Features now restored in the middle of the wood, including small gap-jumps with chicken line, flowing great (April 2022).

Unfortunately the Forestry Commission have been into Watchwood and removed all the man-made features (jumps) from the downhill runs. However the trails are still rideable & fun, plenty of berms still in place. (July 2021)

Lovely location on the Trent. Lots of easy, flat, traffic-free roads around here. Regularly use this as a lunch stop on rides in the southern half of the Vale of Belvoir. There is an easy 30 mile loop to Newark and back, going through quiet lanes up one side of the Trent and back down the other. I have used the riverside Unicorn pub as an overnight base for cycle-touring in this area.

Very nice village next to the Trent. Easily accessed by the cycle way. Suitable for all riders.

A lovely riverside village with a pub and a nice pier - ideal for taking a good photo of your machine!!