Avenbury

[2] The village that was centred on the church of St Mary has now disappeared leaving the parish consisting of a series of farms and hamlets.

[3] In the post-medieval period the village had a barn and several lime kilns as well as houses.

840 AD but rebuilt in Norman times; the tower was built in the 13th century.

[7] In May 2007 the church, which had been acquired by a pagan[8] and artist named Leszek Skuriat in the 1970s was put up for sale and a trust created to buy it for preservation.

[10] In conjunction with English Heritage, restoration work on the church has commenced: St Mary's is a Grade II* listed building, a scheduled monument and is on the Heritage at Risk Register.