St Botolph

St Botolph was a Saint from East Anglia who died around 680. The present church at Swyncombe was built probably by Saxon workers under the command of the Normans. It is situated on the Ridgeway once a major road from Avebury in Wiltshire to the flint mines of Norfolk.

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St Mary the Virgin

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