Cropredy Wharf – St Mary's Church, Culworth loop from Middleton Cheney
Cropredy Wharf – St Mary's Church, Culworth loop from Middleton Cheney
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Cropredy Wharf – St Mary's Church, Culworth loop from Middleton Cheney
02:04
41.5km
380m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 11, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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5.77 km
Village Spinney
Forest
7.16 km
Cropredy Wharf
Highlight • Settlement
Tip by
11.4 km
St James the Great Church, Claydon
Highlight • Religious Site
There are some lovely Romanesque features, such as the south nave doorway, much restored, and the nave and north aisle, separated by an arcade of three bays.
Tip by
25.5 km
Best Farm
Highlight • Other
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33.0 km
Culworth War Memorial
Highlight • Monument
The school dates back to 1789 when Merial D’Anvers, the spinster daughter of a local prominent land-owning family, commissioned the building of the original school house which is still in use today.
Culworth Forge on the Green operated for over 500 years before closing a few years ago, to be replaced by Forge2, a gallery exhibiting the work of local artists.
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33.1 km
Forge Coffee
Highlight • Cafe
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33.2 km
St Mary's Church, Culworth
Highlight • Historical Site
Tip by
35.7 km
St John the Baptist Church, Thorpe Mandeville
Highlight • Religious Site
The present Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist, built of local ironstone, dates largely from the early part of the 14th century. The north aisle has Decorated Gothic windows and an arcadeof three bays. The chancel has windows dating from about 1300, the middle of the Decorated Gothic period. The chancel was restored in 1872 under the direction of the architect Albert Hartshorne.
High on the east wall of the west tower is a small stone relief of a man under a hood mould. On the north wall of the north aisle is a 14th-century painting of Saint Christopher carrying Jesus. On the west wall of the north aisle is a monument to Sir Thomas Kirton (died 1601) and his wife Margaret (died 1597). The church is a Grade I listed building.
The tower has a saddleback roof and three bells. Henry I Bagley of Chacombe cast the second bell in 1636. John Briant of Hertford cast the treble bell in 1790. Robert Taylor, who had foundries at Oxford and St Neots, cast the tenor bell in 1826.
The parish is now part of the benefice of Culworthwith Sulgrave and Thorpe Mandeville and Chipping Warden with Edgcote and Moreton Pinkney.
Tip by
41.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
40.8 km
482 m
116 m
106 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
21.4 km
19.8 km
224 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (180 m)
Lowest point (100 m)
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Friday 17 July
23°C
12°C
19 %
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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h
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