St Alphege Cottage
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St Alphege Cottage
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 12 Jul 2021
A cottage near Weston's parish church named after St Alphege who was born in Weston around 953. He became Archbishop of Canterbury but was captured by the Vikings and held for ransom however when the ransom wasn't paid he was murdered. The Cotswold Way passes the cottage.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.395093
Longitude
-2.388027