High Street, Charlton on Otmoor
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High Street, Charlton on Otmoor
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 16 Jan 2012
Old and new housing near St Mary's Church. This church hosts a rare survival of the old ceremony of church dressing, held on May Day, or Garland Day, when a cross in the church is decorated with yew and box leaves. More info on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rood#The_Charlton-on-Otmoor_Garland A picture of the leafy cross itself is on Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.837728
Longitude
-1.187181