This tiny village doesn’t disappoint. It’s tiny, picturesque, and, as we have mentioned already about other villages in the area, represents perfectly that kind of Cotswold Village that nestles quietly in the folds of the hills, sheltering from the winter gales and snow. It has grown up around the classic limestone river Dunt, around which the village sits with shallow fords connecting the two sides of the valley.

It so happens that this village was once home to Alice Oswald and her family. Alice Oswald is the very first female professor of poetry at the University of Oxford, appointed nearly four years ago and therefore nearing the end of her term. She is famously fascinated by rivers and has written much on the subject; but most pertinently she has written a poem about the River Dunt and the changing nature of all our waterways.

The church dates from the Saxon period. You will notice Saxon stonework as you approach the church down a sloping path from the road.

The west wall, under the tower, immediately tips you off to its age with herringbone style stonework used by Saxon builders.

The chancel is Norman, as is the elegant chancel arch. The tower dates to the 14th century, and the saddleback tower was added in 1587.

The porch, by contrast, dates from 1756, a date inscribed by the sundial. There are Norman windows in the small chancel, which is decorated with 13th-century wall paintings. What survives is purely decorative, light red in colour and best seen on the North wall.