I have in my library a copy of “Puttenham under the Hog’s Back’ by Ruth Dugmore. Published in 1972 by Philimore Press. At long last it has risen to the top of the pile of my required reading and I was interested to find the following: “In the seventh century England was divided up into…
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Puttenham Church added to SEALE LINE
270_7-puttenham-church-rev Taking advantage of the glorious sunshine of the last few days, and ignoring the bitter cold, I visited Puttenham to revisit the church and look at Bury Hill. I had downloaded the Ordnance Survey of the area around the church to include Bury Hill to the immediate east and to show more detail…
To be added to Seale Church on the SEALE LINE
Churches dedicated to St Laurence are quite rare. He was a christian saint who was martyred in Rome in AD 285 under the emperor Valerian. It is basically a Norman structure dating to the late 11th century. Extensive restoration in 1861 has not detracted from the very pretty facades and the church is certainly one…
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…