Furzehill Lane – Horton Tower loop from West Moors
Furzehill Lane – Horton Tower loop from West Moors
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Furzehill Lane – Horton Tower loop from West Moors
01:57
39.0km
270m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 10, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 5.24 km for 61 m
After 19.9 km for 104 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
Get Directions
210 m
Buds & Beans Cafe
Highlight • Cafe
Tip by
5.27 km
Summerlug Hill
Highlight • Viewpoint
Tip by
12.1 km
Challenging Hill Climb
Highlight • Climb
Tip by
13.5 km
Furzehill Lane
Highlight • Viewpoint
Tip by
20.0 km
Church of St Wolfrida, Horton
Highlight • Historical Site
By 1720 the once fine church had, through misuse and neglect, been reduced to a ruinous state. What part of it remained appeared to be very ancient and a part of the original Priory Church. In 1722 it was almost totally rebuilt.
THE TOWER with five bells which stood between the body and the chancel was pulled down, and all but one of the bells, together with other materials of the old building, were disposed of to pay for the restoration, and the present tower was built. The remaining one bell is inscribed; :Love God - 1684”. The architecture of the present tower is interesting. Professor H.V. Colvin has drawn attention to the fact that the general design, and especially the pointed roof and heavy cornice, bear a remarkable resemblance to the plans drawn by the famous 18th century architect Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) for the unfinished Eastbury Manor House at Tarrant Gunville. The resemblance is so striking and so numerous that it leads to the conclusion that the tower of Horton Church was designed by the famous Vanbrugh, or else the tower was built by a master-mason who worked under Vanbrugh and had therefore imbibed much of his master’s style.
Memorials which have survived are two grave slabs on the South side “without altar rails”. One, the inscription of which is almost unreadable, has, according to the historian John Hutchins, the words :-“Here liveth the body of Mr Daniel Debreau, minister of this Parish, who departs this life October 15th, aged 84 years, 1719”.
The other grave slab is to a young woman aged 23, Ann Hopper; it bears the inscription;- “Here liveth interred the body of Ann Hopper, daughter and cohere of Mr Thomas Hopper, and Ann his wife, of the parish of St Botolph, Bishopsgate, London, who departed this life the 7th of April AD. 1680 acetate 23”
THE CLOCK is the work of J Smith & Sons of Derby, it was a gift of Mr W.J Carter (who also gave the Village Pump) and was placed in the tower in 1900.
Tip by
20.9 km
Horton Tower
Highlight • Viewpoint
Tip by
39.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
38.0 km
798 m
271 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
20.3 km
17.6 km
684 m
384 m
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Elevation
Highest point (70 m)
Lowest point (20 m)
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Wednesday 15 July
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