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Lovely spot for lunch in the sun. (1287 views in Panoramio) “St. Giles’s, in the small hamlet of Barrow, is one of Shropshire’s oldest churches, founded on the estates of one of England’s earliest monasteries, Wenlock Abbey (later Priory). Even though it does not occupy the highest point in the parish, it would have been a fair trek uphill for the 8th Century inhabitants of the Abbey who used the building as a small stone oratory, or ‘cell’, for solitary prayer. Over 1200 years of history is packed into the fabric and atmosphere of our church.” www.broseleyparishes.org.uk/churches/st-giles-barrow

Perhaps built in the late 1700s. (1815 views in Panoramio)

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Grade I Listed Building. Architectural evidence suggests that Linley chapel was built in the later 12th century; it provided sanctuary in 1203. Now it seems to be only used occasionally. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101176860-church-of-st-leonard-barrow#.XNg6dIrTW-o

Apley Suspension Bridge, built in 1905 to connect the Apley estate to Linley Station on the Severn Valley Railway line. (5034 views on Panoramio)

The River Severn looking downstream from Rookery Coppice. (3161 views on Panoramio)

Lunch time on the bank of the River Seven looking over to Apley Hall. Over the river and to the right. We could see Apley Terrace near the Trig Point we had visited previously. "The house, occupying a gentle eminence, and thrown into relief by trees which form the background, is a pleasing feature in the landscape as seen from the river or the railway....."The Severn Valley, John Randall, 1882. Apley Hall was built in 1811 and castle features added in Victorian times. It was a private house until 1962 and then a boarding school until 1987 and now refurbished after falling into disrepair. (3339 views on Panoramio)

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The church in the village of Astley Abbotts is dedicated to St. Calixtus who was a Bishop of Rome martyred in the 3rd century. Inside can be found the faded remains of a 'maiden's garland', a heart-shaped wooden frame decorated with gloves, cloth and ribbons. Such garlands were once the fashion to commemorate maidens who died before marriage. The one at Astley Abbotts has a ribbon-like piece of paper saying, in still legible handwriting, that it commemorates Hannah Phillips who drowned while crossing the Severn on the eve of her wedding. Pope Saint Callixtus I or Callistus I, was pope from about 217 to about 222, during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Heliogabalus and Alexander Severus. He was martyred for his Christian faith and is a canonized saint of the Roman Catholic Church. (2009 views on Panoramio)

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