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圣爱德华教堂的点评
点评：The Tolkien-like door at St Edward’s Church is one of the most Instagrammable spots in the Cotswolds. What you see here are two ancient yew trees with gnarly roots, standing either side of the heavy studded, wooden doors, almost as if they are standing guard.
I expected this to be one of those over-rated sights but they really are quite magical-looking. They are like something from a fairytale - an enchanted doorway that could transport you to another realm. J. R. R. Tolkien’s Doors of Durin are said to have been inspired by these ones.
Apart from the doors, the church itself is very striking and dates back to early medieval times. The stone church was constructed in the 13th century, with the tower added in the 14th. Inside the stained glass windows catch the eye immediately but we also noticed the beautifully hand-stitched tapestry kneelers. There must be hours of work in each one.
We spent a little time wandering through the grassy, green graveyard surrounding the church. We spotted some moss-covered, anonymous gravestones that were marked simply ‘1642-1646 / Battle of Stow / 21st March 1646 / In Memoriam’. During the Battle of Stow some 200 Royalists were killed in the market square next to the church and another 1500 were imprisoned inside the church.
We also spotted a number of ‘bale’ tombs - the ones with the strange-looking stone bundles on top. They belong to wealthy wool merchants who had grown rich from the Cotswold wool trade and the odd looking bundle is a symbolic bale of wool.
PARKING:
If like us, you have a car, then the closest and easiest parking will be in the market square in the centre of town. However it is often crowded and is limited to 2 hours.
I expected this to be one of those over-rated sights but they really are quite magical-looking. They are like something from a fairytale - an enchanted doorway that could transport you to another realm. J. R. R. Tolkien’s Doors of Durin are said to have been inspired by these ones.
Apart from the doors, the church itself is very striking and dates back to early medieval times. The stone church was constructed in the 13th century, with the tower added in the 14th. Inside the stained glass windows catch the eye immediately but we also noticed the beautifully hand-stitched tapestry kneelers. There must be hours of work in each one.
We spent a little time wandering through the grassy, green graveyard surrounding the church. We spotted some moss-covered, anonymous gravestones that were marked simply ‘1642-1646 / Battle of Stow / 21st March 1646 / In Memoriam’. During the Battle of Stow some 200 Royalists were killed in the market square next to the church and another 1500 were imprisoned inside the church.
We also spotted a number of ‘bale’ tombs - the ones with the strange-looking stone bundles on top. They belong to wealthy wool merchants who had grown rich from the Cotswold wool trade and the odd looking bundle is a symbolic bale of wool.
PARKING:
If like us, you have a car, then the closest and easiest parking will be in the market square in the centre of town. However it is often crowded and is limited to 2 hours.
翻译：圣爱德华教堂那扇托尔金风格的大门是科茨沃尔德最适合拍照打卡的景点之一。你在这里看到的是两棵古老的紫杉树，树根粗壮，矗立在沉重的镶满钉子的木门两侧，仿佛在守护着它们。
我原以为这会是那些被高估的景象，但它们看起来真的非常神奇。它们就像童话故事里的场景——一扇被施了魔法的门，可以把你带到另一个境界。据说J. R. R. 托尔金的《都林之门》就是受这些门的启发。
除了大门之外，教堂本身也非常引人注目，其历史可以追溯到中世纪早期。这座石头教堂建于13世纪，塔楼于14世纪增建。教堂内部的彩色玻璃窗立刻吸引了人们的眼球，我们也注意到了精美的手工缝制挂毯跪垫。每一张跪垫肯定都耗费了数小时的工夫。
我们在教堂周围绿草如茵的墓地里漫步了一会儿。我们发现了一些长满青苔的匿名墓碑，上面简单地刻着“1642-1646 / 斯托战役 / 1646年3月21日 / 悼念”。斯托战役期间，约有200名保皇党人在教堂旁的集市广场阵亡，另有1500人被囚禁在教堂内。
我们还发现了一些“捆包”墓——顶部放着奇形怪状的石包。这些墓穴的主人是一些富有的羊毛商人，他们靠科茨沃尔德的羊毛贸易致富，而那个奇形怪状的石包象征着一捆羊毛。
停车：
如果您像我们一样有车，那么最近、最方便的停车场就在市中心的集市广场。然而，那里经常人满为患，而且停车时间限制为2小时。
我原以为这会是那些被高估的景象，但它们看起来真的非常神奇。它们就像童话故事里的场景——一扇被施了魔法的门，可以把你带到另一个境界。据说J. R. R. 托尔金的《都林之门》就是受这些门的启发。
除了大门之外，教堂本身也非常引人注目，其历史可以追溯到中世纪早期。这座石头教堂建于13世纪，塔楼于14世纪增建。教堂内部的彩色玻璃窗立刻吸引了人们的眼球，我们也注意到了精美的手工缝制挂毯跪垫。每一张跪垫肯定都耗费了数小时的工夫。
我们在教堂周围绿草如茵的墓地里漫步了一会儿。我们发现了一些长满青苔的匿名墓碑，上面简单地刻着“1642-1646 / 斯托战役 / 1646年3月21日 / 悼念”。斯托战役期间，约有200名保皇党人在教堂旁的集市广场阵亡，另有1500人被囚禁在教堂内。
我们还发现了一些“捆包”墓——顶部放着奇形怪状的石包。这些墓穴的主人是一些富有的羊毛商人，他们靠科茨沃尔德的羊毛贸易致富，而那个奇形怪状的石包象征着一捆羊毛。
停车：
如果您像我们一样有车，那么最近、最方便的停车场就在市中心的集市广场。然而，那里经常人满为患，而且停车时间限制为2小时。
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