Bridge Over the River – St. Bartholomew's Church loop from Leighton
Bridge Over the River – St. Bartholomew's Church loop from Leighton
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Bridge Over the River – St. Bartholomew's Church loop from Leighton
01:41
37.9km
140m
Road cycling
Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 3, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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5.57 km
Bridge Over the River
Highlight • Other
5.98 km
Sunnybank (Former School House)
Highlight • Settlement
Henry Brooke, son of Thomas, who had purchased the Minshull estate in 1790, left provision in his will for a new school to be built in 1871.
The photographs show headmaster Robert Kitchen and his wife with the school children.
The old school was converted into the schoolmaster's house and still stands today, but it is now a private home called 'Sunnybank'.
In 1903, Henry's nephew and successor, Charles Luxmoore, was of the opinion that it would be in the interest of the parish if the County Council purchased the school from him.
He was disposed to take a reasonable price, probably one third of what it would cost the County Council to erect a new one.
If they did not agree to purchase he was willing to let the school to the Education Authority at the nominal rent of £15 per annum. However, on 30th June 1905 Charles sold the school to the County Council for £450 this included all the outbuildings and land amounting to 2 roods and 11 perches.
The school was finally closed on 22nd July, 1982 and is now a private home and pottery.
Tip by
6.26 km
Former Village Shop and Post Office
Highlight • Settlement
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6.34 km
The Badger
Highlight • Pub
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7.26 km
Lawyer's Wood
Forest
27.2 km
Fields North of Nantwich
Highlight • Natural
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32.3 km
Church Farm House
Highlight • Structure
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32.3 km
St. Bartholomew's Church
Highlight • Religious Site
'magpie' church on the site using materials and columns from the demolition of Combermeere Abbey. He became the first Minister of the Church in the same year and was buried in the church, three years later. A storm badly damaged the church in 1667 and the tower partly collapsed at the end of the century. Services were held outside as it was simply too dangerous in the nave. The present building was built from 1702 (as seen by the darker bricks, either side of the clock face), to 1720, by appealing to the charity of other churches, known as 'Queen Anne's Bounty'. The style of the church is Bolingbroke' and has changed little since 1720, although restorations and modernisations in 1861 and 1899 have seen the addition of a central convex ceiling, altar panels and a minstrel gallery. The tower has a ring of six bells, dated from 1717 to 1982 and at the foot of the tower is the notable Wade crypt., belonging to the family from Wades Green Hall. There is a slate memorial to Thomas and Alice Minshull on the outside of the East wall. The inscription the great wrongs' refers to 'The Great Cheshire Will Case' which was a dispute between two branches of the Fitton family over the ownership of Gawsworth Hall, near Macclesfield. In 1 7 12, the husbands of the two heirs in dispute were, Lord Mohun and James, Duke of Hamilton. They fought a duel in Hyde Park, London and succeeded in killing e ach other. Alterations in 20 1 8-19 turned up remnants of the 154l church and some earlier items from the 1702-20 building and theses are displayed inside the church, along with old photos, artefacts and a cracked bell of 1717.
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37.9 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
37.3 km
400 m
178 m
Surfaces
21.4 km
16.4 km
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