St Peter & St Paul
Olney, Buckinghamshire
The dignified 14th century stone steeple of Olney church makes a distinctive landmark in its setting beside a bridge over the winding River Great Ouse.
Topped with rows of neat battlements like a church from a medieval fairytale, Clifton Reynes church sits at the end of its secluded village surrounded by open country, in a bend of the River Great Ouse.
Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire
The tower is Norman with a 14th century top, and much of the church is medieval though some parts were later rebuilt.
Special features of the church are the 14th century octagonal font, carved with figures in arched niches, and the unusual monuments, including two pairs of early oak effigies, of 14th century knights and their ladies, each with a dog at his or her feet. They are thought to be members of the Reynes family, who were lords of the manor here.
Others are commemorated in several later monuments, including a stone table tomb and a fine 15th century brass to Sir John Reynes.
Olney, Buckinghamshire
The dignified 14th century stone steeple of Olney church makes a distinctive landmark in its setting beside a bridge over the winding River Great Ouse.
Turvey, Bedfordshire
The 13th century bridge that crosses the Ouse in this harmonious old stone village is a relative newcomer in comparison with the church, which dates back to around 980, and possibly even to Roman times.
Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire
Built by the Wrighte family in the 1720s in the style of a Georgian Reception Hall to match the development of Gayhurst Manor.