Breedon on the Hill & Ferrer’s centre at Staunton Harold. 326B0710-0B9A-4478-98EA-FE1187F7ECF1.

Breedon on the Hill & Ferrer’s centre at Staunton Harold.

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June 19th 2018
Today we managed to stay local. Breedon on the Hill has a church built on the site of an old monastery with parts of it dating back to the 600s. There was a fabulous view of the surrounding countryside. I was really surprised to see this was still a functioning church and we met the vicar is we wandered around it. They had little pews which all had little gates to shut you in (or out?). Tombs all ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more