Clophill, England
St. Mary The Virgin
A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”
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Clophill, England
A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”
Ashbourne, England
These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.
London, England
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
Blythburgh, England
A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.
Driffield, England
Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.
Leek, England
This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.
Southwell, England
Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.
Buxton, England
These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.
Bures, England
A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
Dale Abbey, England
Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.
Ilkeston, England
A wooden statue commemorates a local celebrity who became a national sensation for his height.
Southwell, England
Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.
London, England
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
London, England
This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
London, England
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
Leek, England
A face-like natural rock formation so well known, a pub was named in its honor.
London, England
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
Donna Nook, England
The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.
London, England
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
Ely, England
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.