Canons Ashby Gardens – St Mary's Church, Culworth loop from Aston le Walls
Canons Ashby Gardens – St Mary's Church, Culworth loop from Aston le Walls
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Canons Ashby Gardens – St Mary's Church, Culworth loop from Aston le Walls
02:49
44.5km
440m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: May 28, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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10.5 km
Canons Ashby Gardens
Highlight • Historical Site
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31.9 km
St Mary's Church, Culworth
Highlight • Historical Site
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35.8 km
Thorpe Manderville Manor House
Highlight • Historical Site
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35.9 km
St John the Baptist Church, Thorpe Mandeville
Highlight • Religious Site
The present Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist, built of local ironstone, dates largely from the early part of the 14th century. The north aisle has Decorated Gothic windows and an arcadeof three bays. The chancel has windows dating from about 1300, the middle of the Decorated Gothic period. The chancel was restored in 1872 under the direction of the architect Albert Hartshorne.
High on the east wall of the west tower is a small stone relief of a man under a hood mould. On the north wall of the north aisle is a 14th-century painting of Saint Christopher carrying Jesus. On the west wall of the north aisle is a monument to Sir Thomas Kirton (died 1601) and his wife Margaret (died 1597). The church is a Grade I listed building.
The tower has a saddleback roof and three bells. Henry I Bagley of Chacombe cast the second bell in 1636. John Briant of Hertford cast the treble bell in 1790. Robert Taylor, who had foundries at Oxford and St Neots, cast the tenor bell in 1826.
The parish is now part of the benefice of Culworthwith Sulgrave and Thorpe Mandeville and Chipping Warden with Edgcote and Moreton Pinkney.
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38.4 km
Culworth War Memorial
Highlight • Monument
The school dates back to 1789 when Merial D’Anvers, the spinster daughter of a local prominent land-owning family, commissioned the building of the original school house which is still in use today.
Culworth Forge on the Green operated for over 500 years before closing a few years ago, to be replaced by Forge2, a gallery exhibiting the work of local artists.
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38.6 km
Forge Coffee
Highlight • Cafe
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41.1 km
Battle of Edgcote
Highlight • Viewpoint
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44.0 km
Chipping Warden Parish Church and Market Cross
Highlight • Religious Site
The village sits on the Jurassic Way long-distance trail. Walkers in need of a pitstop will be delighted that there are two pubs: the Griffin and the Rose and Crown.
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44.5 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
42.9 km
1.11 km
266 m
153 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
27.8 km
16.4 km
203 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (170 m)
Lowest point (110 m)
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