SO9480 : St Kenelm's Church, Romsley
near to Romsley, Worcestershire, Great Britain
St Kenelm's Church, Romsley
St Kenelm's church at Romsley stands on the northern slopes of the Clent Hills and is built on the site of the alleged murder Kenelm, a king of Mercia in the early ninth century. The capital of the kingdom of Mercia was Winchcombe on the edge of the Cotswolds and a 60 miles long distance path called St Kenelm's Way link these two places. See: Link
'Now, take St Kenelm's life which I've been reading;
He was Kenulph's son, the nobel king
Of Mercia. Now St Kenelm dreamt a thing
Shortly before they murdered him one day.
He saw his murder in a dream, I say...'
- Chaucer, The Nun's Priest's Tale
'Now, take St Kenelm's life which I've been reading;
He was Kenulph's son, the nobel king
Of Mercia. Now St Kenelm dreamt a thing
Shortly before they murdered him one day.
He saw his murder in a dream, I say...'
- Chaucer, The Nun's Priest's Tale
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2008
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- SO9480, 16 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Philip Halling (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 27 January, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 31 January, 2008
- Category
- Church (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SO 944 807 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:25.4608N 2:5.0090W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: SO 943 806
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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