At the weekend i headed up to Attenborough in Nottinghamshire. There, i revisited the nature reserve (which are former gravel pits) and then walked along the Trent until i reached the Beeston Cut (or canal). This was a nice walk with some good scenery, and plenty of boats too!
You can see my photos of the Attenborough nature reserve here, and my photos of the Beeston Cut here.
Craven Arms is a town in the south of the county.
Craven Arms was a small village known as Newton up until the mid-19th century. As with many towns and villages, the arrival of the railways changed the area dramatically. Newton and the nearby village of Newington were amalgamated as the town grew because of the railway junction built nearby. A major trade was the auctions of livestock.
The town took it's name from the Craven Arms hotel, this was named after the Earls of Craven who owned the nearby Stokesay Castle.
The cattle auctions and much of the light industry that used to thrive in the town have now gone, these days Craven Arms is a centre of tourism with a number of attractions near to the town including the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The parish church of St Mary the Virgin in Charlbury, Oxfordshire is Norman with the church owned by Eyesham Abbey. The church was lengthened in the 13th century. The chancel was extended eastwards, the south aisle, west tower and north and south chapels were added to the church. More changes happened in the 14th and 15th centuries with a clerestory added and the north aisle was widened. A south porch in the Perpendicular Gothic style was added in the 16th century.
The church was restored and altered in the mid-19th century. The church is built from coursed limestone rubble with an ashlar dressing.
