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One of the Top 10 Most Visited Churches in England (Unless It's Closed for A Wedding!)
St John the Baptist的点评
点评：The 12th century Church of St John the Baptist is one of the main sights on any walking tour of Burford - apparently its one of the top 10 most visited churches in England.
However, if like us, you you are visiting on a summer’s weekend, it’s very likely that there will be a wedding here and you won’t be able to look inside (this happened a lot during our stay in the Cotswolds).
Even if you can’t go inside, it was still worth visiting and having a quick look around the churchyard and cemetery.
Founded in 1175, the church benefitted from the thriving Cotswolds wool trade. As money poured into the area, wealthy wool merchants directed large amounts of it towards the church. Whether they were looking to secure their place in the next world, or simply to increase their status in this world with a grand display of piety, the church put the money to good use. The church was enlarged and a spire was added, as well as beautiful stained-glass windows.
The churchyard had a beautiful rose garden which was in full bloom when we were there. White and the palest of pink roses lined the path to the main entrance.
Also of interest were the strange medieval 'bale tombs'. These curiously shaped stone chests were built for wealthy wool merchants and we saw a number of them around Cotswolds churches. The rounded, arched tops are said to represent the bales of wool that had made both he merchants and the town so wealthy. I suppose if you cant take it with you, you might want to try and take a little piece of it in one form or another.
PARKING: I believe there’s free parking at the Guildenford car park near the church but I’d recommend grabbing any parking spot you see because Burford gets horribly crowded in the summer. We arrived early in the morning and we were very lucky to get a free street parking on the western side of the High Street which has no time limit (its 2 hours only on the other side).
However, if like us, you you are visiting on a summer’s weekend, it’s very likely that there will be a wedding here and you won’t be able to look inside (this happened a lot during our stay in the Cotswolds).
Even if you can’t go inside, it was still worth visiting and having a quick look around the churchyard and cemetery.
Founded in 1175, the church benefitted from the thriving Cotswolds wool trade. As money poured into the area, wealthy wool merchants directed large amounts of it towards the church. Whether they were looking to secure their place in the next world, or simply to increase their status in this world with a grand display of piety, the church put the money to good use. The church was enlarged and a spire was added, as well as beautiful stained-glass windows.
The churchyard had a beautiful rose garden which was in full bloom when we were there. White and the palest of pink roses lined the path to the main entrance.
Also of interest were the strange medieval 'bale tombs'. These curiously shaped stone chests were built for wealthy wool merchants and we saw a number of them around Cotswolds churches. The rounded, arched tops are said to represent the bales of wool that had made both he merchants and the town so wealthy. I suppose if you cant take it with you, you might want to try and take a little piece of it in one form or another.
PARKING: I believe there’s free parking at the Guildenford car park near the church but I’d recommend grabbing any parking spot you see because Burford gets horribly crowded in the summer. We arrived early in the morning and we were very lucky to get a free street parking on the western side of the High Street which has no time limit (its 2 hours only on the other side).
翻译：建于12世纪的圣约翰浸信会教堂是伯福德徒步之旅的主要景点之一——据说它是英格兰十大最受欢迎的教堂之一。
然而，如果您像我们一样在夏季周末到访，很可能教堂里正在举行婚礼，您将无法入内参观（我们在科茨沃尔德期间经常遇到这种情况）。
即使无法进入教堂内部，也值得参观一下，快速浏览一下教堂墓地和公墓。
教堂始建于1175年，受益于科茨沃尔德蓬勃发展的羊毛贸易。随着大量资金涌入该地区，富有的羊毛商人将大量资金投入教堂。无论他们是为了确保来世的地位，还是仅仅为了通过盛大的虔诚仪式来提升今世的地位，教堂都充分利用了这些资金。教堂进行了扩建，增建了尖顶，并安装了精美的彩色玻璃窗。教堂墓园里有一个美丽的玫瑰园，我们去的时候正值盛花期。白色和淡粉色的玫瑰沿着通往正门的道路两旁盛开。
同样引人注目的是那些奇特的中世纪“草捆墓”。这些形状奇特的石箱是为富有的羊毛商人建造的，我们在科茨沃尔德的教堂周围看到了不少。据说，它们圆拱形的顶部象征着成捆的羊毛，正是这些羊毛让商人和这座城镇变得如此富有。我想，如果不能带走它，或许可以想办法以某种形式带走它的一小部分。
停车：我记得教堂附近的吉尔登福德停车场是免费的，但我建议你看到任何停车位都赶紧找，因为伯福德的夏天非常拥挤。我们清晨很早就到了，很幸运地在商业街西侧找到了一个免费的路边停车位，而且没有时间限制（商业街另一侧只有2小时的停车限制）。
然而，如果您像我们一样在夏季周末到访，很可能教堂里正在举行婚礼，您将无法入内参观（我们在科茨沃尔德期间经常遇到这种情况）。
即使无法进入教堂内部，也值得参观一下，快速浏览一下教堂墓地和公墓。
教堂始建于1175年，受益于科茨沃尔德蓬勃发展的羊毛贸易。随着大量资金涌入该地区，富有的羊毛商人将大量资金投入教堂。无论他们是为了确保来世的地位，还是仅仅为了通过盛大的虔诚仪式来提升今世的地位，教堂都充分利用了这些资金。教堂进行了扩建，增建了尖顶，并安装了精美的彩色玻璃窗。教堂墓园里有一个美丽的玫瑰园，我们去的时候正值盛花期。白色和淡粉色的玫瑰沿着通往正门的道路两旁盛开。
同样引人注目的是那些奇特的中世纪“草捆墓”。这些形状奇特的石箱是为富有的羊毛商人建造的，我们在科茨沃尔德的教堂周围看到了不少。据说，它们圆拱形的顶部象征着成捆的羊毛，正是这些羊毛让商人和这座城镇变得如此富有。我想，如果不能带走它，或许可以想办法以某种形式带走它的一小部分。
停车：我记得教堂附近的吉尔登福德停车场是免费的，但我建议你看到任何停车位都赶紧找，因为伯福德的夏天非常拥挤。我们清晨很早就到了，很幸运地在商业街西侧找到了一个免费的路边停车位，而且没有时间限制（商业街另一侧只有2小时的停车限制）。
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