Your Bike in front of a Church

[biggs682]

Holcot parish church earlier today

 

[Andy in Germany]

Tour de Local Villages I've Never Been To Before continues: Xtracycle in front of the Catholic St. Georgskirche in Buchheim, near Freiburg, south Germany.

 

[briantrumpet]

St Mary's in Little Houghton earlier today.

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That looks like a stumpy Norman tower that someone has added an upwards extension to at a later date...

 

[biggs682]

That looks like a stumpy Norman tower that someone has added an upwards extension to at a later date...

There's quite a few locally that look similar

 

[All uphill]

St Mary the Virgin in North Petherton, Somerset today.

There were dozens of small birds dancing around on the stonework at the top of the tower. I have no idea what was happening.

 

[PeteXXX]

MBIFO the Parish Church of All Saints, Hamtun on today's ride..

 

[Grant Fondo]

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MBIFO the Parish Church of All Saints, Hamtun on today's ride..

Thats really nice where is Hamtun?

 

[PeteXXX]

Thats really nice where is Hamtun?

It's the Anglo Saxon name for Northampton. (also Hamm Tun) Someone decided to put 'North' in front sometime in the 11th Century to distinguish it from Southampton.

Edit: History of All Saints Church

 

[Blue Hills]

It's the Anglo Saxon name for Northampton. (also Hamm Tun) Someone decided to put 'North' in front sometime in the 11th Century to distinguish it from Southampton.

Ta. Wish you had posted earlier, have long assumed it was the southern place

 

[PeteXXX]

Ta. Wish you had posted earlier, have long assumed it was the southern place

You're welcome 🙂
It was those Norman's that changed it!
It is also the capital of Poshshire..

 

[Grant Fondo]

It's the Anglo Saxon name for Northampton. (also Hamm Tun) Someone decided to put 'North' in front sometime in the 11th Century to distinguish it from Southampton.

Edit: History of All Saints Church

Cheers, that dates it as a 'rare' 17th c church then, as its not in London. Very nice indeed, ever been to Brixworth not that far away?

 

[PeteXXX]

Cheers, that dates it as a 'rare' 17th c church then, as its not in London. Very nice indeed, ever been to Brixworth not that far away?

Yes, I've ridden through Brixworth many a time. I think @biggs682 beat me to posting the Saxon Church there, though..

 

[rockyroller]

St Peters Church Cambridge MA

 

[Chromatic]

First church visit for a while, went via here this morning.

St Nicholas, Standish, Gloucestershire.

 

[rockyroller]

last night at Lexington, MA (US) The Church of Our Redeemer (Episcopal)

very pleasant night for riding