St Nicholas' church, Compton, Surrey: pre-Conquest tower with C14th timbered broach spire re-shingled in 1950.

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St Nicholas' church, Compton, pre-Conquest tower with C14th timbered broach spire re-shingled in 1950. This ancient church in the Surrey Hills AONB had a cell for hermits in Saxon & Norman times, was used for crusader vigils and visited by pilgrims travelling between London & Canterbury on the Pilgrims' Way.

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Size: 3709px × 4742px
Location: St Nicholas' Church, Compton, Godalming, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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