Below: On top of the priory tower is a salmon weather vane, which commemorates the gift of the first salmon of the season to the Prior by Richard de Redvers, 3rd Earl of Devon, in memory of his father.
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Sunday
69. Christchurch
Originally a Saxon settlement called Twyneham. It possesses the highest proportion of elderly residents in the entire UK! It is dominated by Christchurch Priory. We went for lunch in a restaurantbthere, and aspin around the Priory.
Below: On top of the priory tower is a salmon weather vane, which commemorates the gift of the first salmon of the season to the Prior by Richard de Redvers, 3rd Earl of Devon, in memory of his father.
Below: On top of the priory tower is a salmon weather vane, which commemorates the gift of the first salmon of the season to the Prior by Richard de Redvers, 3rd Earl of Devon, in memory of his father.
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