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After passing through Icomb, the Diamond Way heads for Church Westcote. The path has been diverted here and is now much further away from the manor house.
©Michael Dibb
This large house is being built on the site of Church Farm, Icomb. At present with its new stone the building stands out like a sore thumb, though given time the stonework will mellow making the house less conspicuous.
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.1km<br/>Nearing completion with the scaffolding gone. [[[150272]]]
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.1km<br/>This pretentious pile has recently been much enlarged and partly rebuilt.
©Michael Dibb
Dist:0.1km<br/>The Diamond Way passes along this track on its way to Church Westcote.
©Michael Dibb
Dist:0.2km<br/>View to Middle Farm and the east, viewed from just to the east of Icomb church.
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.2km<br/>In the village of Icomb, the Diamond Way long distance path passes alongside the churchyard on its way to Church Westcote.
©Michael Dibb
Dist:0.2km<br/>The tower of St Mary's church at Icomb has a saddle top.
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.2km<br/>On the wall of the village hall in Icomb is a record of the village's success in the Bledisloe Cup competition for best kept village. The award was instigated by Lord Bledisloe (Sir Charles Bathurst) in Gloucestershire in 1937. He also presented a cup for competition between Australia and New Zealand at rugby union. The question of which competition is the harder remains unanswered.
©Michael Dibb
Dist:0.2km<br/>Early 15th century tomb of Sir John Blaket who gained the highest honours fighting with King Henry V at Agincourt.
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.2km<br/>Icomb church is dedicated to St Mary.
©Philip Halling
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©Philip Halling
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©Philip Halling
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©Michael Dibb
Dist:0.3km<br/>Icomb is a small cotswold village with beautiful cotswold stone cottages. The village was reputedly the haunt of 'Tom, Dick and Harry', eighteenth century brothers who robbed stage coaches. See: http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/glouces/Icomb.htm
©Philip Halling

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