Day 357 - I never expected to be standing in Worthenbury located to the east of the River Dee in the English Maelor . Worthenbury is an old place , another one of those small rural villages where there has been a settlement since the 10th century. The Saxons had a stronghold here and the name Worthenbury when broken down has its roots in the old Saxon word a burgh or a stronghold . There may have even been a fortification here , I was standing in the churchyard of St Deiniols Church . A church has stood here since 1388 or at least that is when records say there was a church here. As I stood I wondered where the last twelve months have gone. What was I doing this time last year ? Still
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