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©Richard Johnson
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking across The Green towards Sawley Village Hall.
©David Rogers
Dist:0.4km<br/>The name of Sawley refers to 'the damp spot where the willows grow'.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>The Methodist Church looks on to Sawley Green.
©David Rogers
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©Bill Henderson
Dist:0.4km<br/>On a blustery day, this looked quite stark. I am not certain if this building is used as a place of worship anymore - I saw no noticeboard, and all seemed to be closed up. An E Mail has assured me this church is still open for business.
©Chris Heaton
Dist:0.5km<br/>The bus shelter appears well cared for and decorated with spring flowers.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.5km<br/>It is possible that this shelter occupies a former gateway to the Parish Church.
©David Rogers
Dist:0.5km<br/>The handle to the door shown in [[2576278]]
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.5km<br/>Many churches have a lych gate built over the main entrance to the enclosed area round the church. The name, also spelt lich or lytch, is from the Anglo Saxon 'lich' meaning corpse. The gate marks the division between consecrated and unconsecrated ground, where the bearers sheltered with the coffin, waiting for the clergyman to lead the procession before the burial. The original lych gates had seats, a lych cross and a lych stone - a slab on which the coffin rested.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.5km<br/>The west windows of Sawley Parish Church have been blocked up.
©David Rogers
Dist:0.5km<br/>The church was consecrated in 1879 and replaced an earlier church.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.7km<br/>The public footpath follows the field boundary from Sawley Moor Lane to reach the B6265 at Risplith
©Chris Heaton
Dist:0.7km<br/>Pastoral scene of Fields and Woodland
©Chris Heaton
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