This ancient chapel-of-ease (Grade I listed) was built in AD1120 as a daughter church to St Kyneburgha, Castor. It is set in fields to the east of Upton village, 100 yards from King Street, the old Roman road from Castor to Lincoln. It became a separate parish in 1851, and in 1903 was united with Sutton. It is now part of the Benefice of Castor with Sutton and Upton with Marholm, and thereby retains its close historical links with CastorChurch. Towards the end of the 12th century, a North Aisle was added. The capitals and responds of the Arcade from that date still remain, although the rest of the North Aisle was widened in the 1627, to include the stone steps, piers and balustrading and to make space for the Dove tomb. The church was reordered in the “Laudian” style and includes a Jacobean altar, altar rails and pulpit dated c 1630.
Castor Hanglands is an 89.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. The site is also a National Nature Reserve, and it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I for its woodlands and Grade 2 for its grassland. It is common land managed by Natural England.
Access to the wood from Ufford is either from the car park on Langley Bush Road or by the bridleway leading south off Marholm Road just east of the village. Originally known as Southehawe or south enclosure, is a popular destination for families and dog walkers as there is a hard track as well as waymarked trails through the trees. Cyclists and horse riders also use the bridleway which is linked to the route through Castor Hanglands to the A47 near Upton.
The Carpark is currently closed to the public, yet the woodland remains open to the public, we're currently discussing the future of the carpark with Forestry England.
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