I now turn my attention to one of the most interesting sites – the church of St Nicholas in the village of Compton. The church is mainly Norman in construction with a Saxon tower to the West end. This church is unique in having a two-storey sanctuary above the chancel built in the 12th century….
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To be added to Newlands Corner Barrow on the NEWLANDS LINE
Newlands Corner is a well known beauty spot sitting on the chalk ridge of the North Downs to the south east of Guildford. it enjoyed a brief moment of international fame when the author Agatha Christie disappeared and her car was found abandoned here in 1926. She later turned up in Harrogate having suffered a…
Badshot Lea Long Barrow
5/11/2014 The SEALE LINE at 270.5 degrees begins near Shere Church and passes close to Chilworth Priory. The true alignment begins at Shalford Church, which is on two other alignments, and passes through Puttenham Church and on to Seale Church. The line terminates at Badshot Lea Long Barrow which is marked on the Ordnance Survey…