A look around - Haddon

Me and Sarah take an afternoon walk to the tiny village of Haddon and have a look around St Mary’s church.
Haddon is a small village some five miles to the south west of Peterborough. A pleasant sleepy village though, to be honest, you only go there if you have a need to. Haddon is tucked away a little way from the A1M and the A605 but it is quiet and peaceful. Coming in to the village from the north west, on a narrow back road, the tower of St Mary comes in to view from between the trees and assorted farm buildings. The A1M can be seen off in the distance but it might as well be miles away!
The church here consists of west tower, nave with north and south aisles and clerestories, north porch, south transept and chancel. There are quite a few trees to the north of the church and the best views of the exterior are from the south.
There was a church mentioned at Haddon in the Domesday Survey of 1086. It is thought that the eastern wall of the Nave belongs to that period. The chancel arch dates from the 12th century with the north and south aisles being added during the 13th century.
The clerestories were added in the 16th century, at which point the tower was added. The tower is square and battlemented and, viewed from the south, rises up from above the western end of the extended nave. A couple of gargoyles peer out from the south wall of the nave and it looks as if a fairly large window might have been bricked in on the south wall of the chancel at some point.
As was mentioned earlier, the church here is always open to visitors and those in need of some peace and calm. When I photographed this church a sign welcomes the visitor and points them over to the west of the church where the kettle is.
References
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2. Ann Williams; G.H. Martin, eds. (1992). Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin Books. pp. 551-561. ISBN 0-141-00523-8.
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[@AbdulsCycles]

That's really a wonderful walking tour in Haddon village, Thanks for showing us around this beautiful countryside. Well done, my good friend, Keep sharing the wonderful upload with us

[@Explorewithmepaul]

@@AbdulsCycles aw thank you for these kind words 😊
All the best
Paul

[@RoadandRailAdventures]

Great video bro. I enjoyed watching it. Enjoyed the facet bit 😂. Keep up the good work bro

[@DesiredAviations]

Legs are gone, energy depleted, memories full, ughmmm's, still undergoing.

[@paulinehiggins8239]

I’m bloody exhausted that was a long walk though I did enjoy it. Music was really loud and talking soft I was up and down with the volume control otherwise great video. I so love the UK. That’s what I think of Queensland too, fuckit. ❤️

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@@paulinehiggins8239 Aw sorry about music/talking volume…glad you enjoyed the video!!!!