Studley Parish Church – Bannam's Wood loop from Spernall
Studley Parish Church – Bannam's Wood loop from Spernall
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Studley Parish Church – Bannam's Wood loop from Spernall
03:25
12.8km
140m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: May 7, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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369 m
Morgrove Coppice
Forest
2.70 km
Studley Parish Church
Highlight • Religious Site
From the Middle Ages the village of Studley gradually migrated to its present site around the Icknield Way, now the A435. There is no documentary evidence for why the population shifted. Theories include the Plague or flooding from the River Arrow.
In the 19th Century there was still an inn opposite the church, and a number of scattered cottages, all known as Church End. Now only the church and the manor (on the site of the Norman castle, seat of the Corbucion family) remain. This has given the church an exceptionally tranquil setting.
The church was restored in 1888 and again in 1935, when the 12th century window in the north wall was discovered.
The current Restoration began in 1990. So far the tower and all roofs have been renewed. The church has been completely rewired and redecorated. During the 1997 redecoration the wall paintings were surveyed. Considerable traces were found of medieval paintings, but were too fragile to leave exposed. The windows remain to be restored. The church is listed as Grade 2*. The building is an unusual mixture of styles, with many architectural puzzles.
for walkers there is an opportunity for tea/coffee/cake here while you take in the sights.
Tip by
2.93 km
Bridle Path
Highlight • Trail
3.55 km
Studley Castle
Highlight • Castle
The vision of Francis Lyttleton Holyoake, high sheriff of Warwickshire, it was completed in 1836. He had a £120,000 budget - an eye-watering £14.5m today - and enlisted Samuel Beazley, a renowned theatre architect, to design a castle in Gothic Revival style.
For the next 70 years, Studley Castle served as an extraordinary family home. Ultimately, though, such decadent living became a price too high to pay and Francis was declared bankrupt.
In 1903, Lady Warwick purchased the building and transformed it into the Studley Agricultural College for Women to provide horticultural training to daughters of the gentry. Requisitioned by the government, it became a training camp for the Women’s Land Army during the First and Second World Wars and remained a women’s-only college for the next 60 or so years.
In 1969, the building gained its Grade II* listing, and after a time as offices and a conference centre, in 2006 it was converted again, this time into a country house hotel.
Tip by
8.72 km
Bannam's Wood
Highlight • Natural Monument
Tip by
9.84 km
Gulley's Wood
Forest
12.7 km
Morgrove Coppice Nature Trail
Highlight • Trail
Tip by
12.8 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
8.34 km
2.40 km
1.39 km
606 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
5.99 km
3.23 km
2.40 km
697 m
416 m
< 100 m
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Highest point (140 m)
Lowest point (60 m)
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