The Church of St. Botolph: A change of levels

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The Church of St. Botolph: A change of levels

Image: © Bob Harvey Taken: 19 Aug 2018

The village is built within a steep little river valley, so it is devoid of wide flat expanses, but this change in level within the churchyard is interesting. During the 19th century restoration the churchyard wall seen on the left was removed to extend the graveyard into the area seen on the right, which is at a lower level. Much of that change in level is natural, but the abruptness is caused by the way the medieval portion of the graveyard had risen to the top of the wall simply because so many people had been buried there.

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