Winding Country Road – Sandy Lane loop from Whytell Pools Nature Reserve
Winding Country Road – Sandy Lane loop from Whytell Pools Nature Reserve
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Winding Country Road – Sandy Lane loop from Whytell Pools Nature Reserve
01:26
29.9km
270m
Road cycling
Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 25, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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6.90 km
The Birchleys
Forest
9.16 km
Bluebell Woods in Merevale Park
Highlight (Segment) • Natural
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14.0 km
Winding Country Road
Highlight • Viewpoint
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15.0 km
Hurley Hall
Highlight • Historical Site
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15.3 km
Hurley Village Mill Wheel Compass
Highlight • Structure
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18.0 km
View of Fields and Lake Near Meriden
Highlight • Viewpoint
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20.0 km
Sandy Lane
Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway
20.9 km
St Leonard's Church, Over Whitacre
Highlight • Historical Site
The 12th-century stone font from Over Whitacre was thrown out when the church was rebuilt. The font was taken to a local pub, either the nearby Owl Inn (now gone) or downhill to the Bull at Furnace End. It was rediscovered in 1856 and presented to Holy Trinity. Documentary evidence of the church here is available from the early 13th century. The advowson of Over Whitacre was given in 1203 by Jordan de Witacre to Christine, prioress of Markyate, Bedfordshire. This gave the priory, amongst other things, the right to appoint a priest to Over Whitacre. Nether Whitacre and Lea Marston were also similarly subject to Markyate Priory. I
n a document of 1280 confirming the agreement the church is referred to as the ‘chapel’ of Over Whitacre, suggesting that it was subsidiary to Coleshill at that time. Whitacre was still appropriated to Markyate at the time of Henry VIII’s valuation, the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535, but no vicarage had been endowed and the chapel was probably served by a priest from Coleshill.
Over Whitacre had probably become a parish church in its own right by the end of the 16th century. The earliest evidence on the site is the stump of a medieval churchyard cross which dates from c1500. In 1766 the church was completely rebuilt. The architect builder/s are thought to have been either or both William and David Hiorn of Warwick. They were neo-classical architects of some local repute having worked in Warwick, on west midland country houses and on churches including Holy Trinity church in Sutton Coldfield in 1760. It may be that the new church was built on the foundations of the old. It is possible too that between the internal plaster and the external sandstone ashlar remains of the medieval building survive. The church originally had a dome on the top of the tower, but this was replaced by a spire in 1850.
There are two bells here, which are perfectly ringable. They are hung on one level in a modern lowside metal frame, side by side and both swinging east-west. The treble sounds note E and the tenor Bb. Frame and fittings by Taylors, 1933 at which time the treble was retuned. They have cast iron, canon-retaining, headstocks. Effectively, they are hung as would be any ring at that time.
Tilley and Walters give the inscriptions in their book, “The Church Bells of Warwickshire”
Source: warksbells.co.uk
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29.9 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
28.1 km
1.82 km
Surfaces
18.8 km
11.1 km
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Elevation
Highest point (180 m)
Lowest point (90 m)
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