And if you've not had enough of Marwood yet..

The first time Jamie and I visited Marwood we popped along to the church and graveyard and now it's an integral part of the visit. Not for any nefarious or smutty reason, but first because it's a beautiful space and the archetypal English rural setting. While I have no desire to leave my urban home for a picture postcard village, I can appreciate the beauty and the effort that's gone in to keeping it just so.

Like most of the churches in North Devon, the church in Marwood is Norman and towers over the village with it's stony walls and simple shape. The graveyard is most notable for the amazing job nature has done, with a little help from a strimmer and a laissez-faire maintenance style. The second reason why the graveyard is notable is the average age on the tombstones - even 3 centuries ago the average lifespan was in the 70s and 80s. Maybe there is an argument for being surrounded by beauty? Or something in the water.