Bampton (400)

This is my 400th St Mary’s church; can you believe it! I was so excited I did a backwards somersault off the wall while having my photo taken (a less kind bear would have called this a "falling incident"). It's another nice big church with a big square font just for me to sit on (the font is not there just for you, Big Ted).

The church and the village were quite busy. Not only was there a "Donkey Derby" going on (whatever that may be); but the church, along with the streets and buildings around it, has featured on a number of occasions in the hit television series Downturn Abbey (whatever that may be!).

Bampton is also called "Bampton-in-the-Bush" and sometimes "Bampton Proper" – that seems a bit silly and very confusing.