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Dist:0.4km<br/>The church of All Saints.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The church is reached by a long driveway with high hedges.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The church tower dates from the 15th century but the remainder of the church dates from 1856.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The church tower dates from the 15th century but the remainder of the church dates from 1856.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>For an overall picture of the church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2057358
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Dist:0.4km<br/>This is the handle of the main door to the church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2057358
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The bench mark is to be found on the south west face of the church porch. For a wider view of the church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2057358 and for further information on the bench mark A bench mark is an Ordnance Survey arrowhead sign found on walls, bridges, churches and specially erected triangulation pillars where the altitude above sea-level has been accurately measured by surveyors. The arrowhead points to a horizontal line above it which marks the exact altitude. With rivets and pivots there is no datum (horizontal line) cut, the pointed-to horizontal surface defining the datum height. The wall is heavily covered in lichen. Lichens do not have roots, but absorb water and gases through their upper surface, and are therefore sensitive to atmospheric pollution. For this reason they are rarely found around cities and grow best on the wetter west side of the British Isles. Those on trees thrive best on the sunny, south-west aspects of trunks and branches. Disappearance of lichen species can be used to detect rising levels of air pollution. There are three main types. The encrusting forms, including the bright orange/dark yellow 'Xanthoria' grow on roofs, walls, gravestones, signs and tree trunks. Leaf-like species develop flat lobes spreading over bark or stones, and shrubby forms which grow vertically from the ground or hang from trees. Few have common names.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>This former village school was built in 1886. Converted to a dwelling some twenty years ago, it retains its original features, including the stained glass leaded windows.
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Dist:0.5km<br/>A K6 style telephone box beside the minor road through the village. In 1935, the Post Office commissioned a new kiosk from Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to celebrate the Jubilee of King George V. The K6 Jubilee Kiosk, as it is known, was similar to the K2 box, being made of cast iron and painted red but was 25% lighter in weight. By the end of the 1930s there were 20,000 K6 telephone boxes in use all over the UK.
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Dist:0.6km<br/>A Church of England school, situated at the northern end of Lea village.
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Dist:0.7km<br/>A beautiful thatched cottage hidden away at the end of School Lane, Lea.
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Dist:0.8km<br/>This lane to Winkworth Farm is causewayed, because the fields on either side are soggy at most times of year. Winkworth Cottage can be seen on the horizon to the right.
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Dist:0.9km<br/>The footpath initially follows the hedge as it takes walkers towards Charlton.
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Dist:0.9km<br/>The ditch has been recently been cleared.
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Dist:1.0km<br/>The gate allows riders to enter a small area of woodland before they rejoin a minor road.
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