Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire

The village is bordered on three sides by the rivers Windrush and Thames making an ideal defensive position. There is a reconstructed Bronze Age stone circle about a mile to the south.
The church of St. Michael stands to the east of the manor buildings; a typical Anglo-Saxon setting of church and manor. The nave of the church dates from 1120 - 1150 with the chancel dated at 1260.
A walk round the outside of the church reveals its Norman origins. Do not miss the plaque on the south side with its inscription recording the deaths of two young people.