Turville; the real life “Dibley”
The “Vicar's” house in “Dibley”
The church graveyard is through the gate at the right
A street view in Turville. When Geraldine was married, Owen drove the car down this road to pick her up to take her to the church
Stree view in Turville. The church in the middle background is St. Mary's the Virgin; known to “Vocar of Dibley” fans as “St. Barnabus”
St. Mary the Virgin. Known to fans of “Vicar of Dibley” as “St. Barnabas”
Over the hedgerow
The walls of the old church are made of blocks of flint
A corner of the old tower. The stones comprising the walls are flint.
A list of all the Vicars of Turvill. The first is dated 1228 although there has been a church on this site since 1204
The bell ropes
The altar in the new part of the church
The graveyard of St. Mary the Virgin
Some old gravestones
Note the carving
This grave marker looked almost like a head- and foot-board for a bed
One of the few readable grave stones
A boot scraper
The Bull and Butcher. Excellent Fish and Chips! The place was founded in the 18th century when the owner applied for a license to sell food and spirits to the workers who were rpairing the church.
A view down a street in Turville
Note the construction of the roof
Turville is just plain “cute”
I don't know what kind of bird this is but the locals were quite excited to see it fly overhead
I don't know what kind of bird this is but two of the locals were quite excited to see it fly overhead
