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| The Old Church of St. Nicholas, Uphill |
The weather at this time of year
is perfect for walking and the nature reserve to the south of Uphill village
was my destination. I presumed the
village was so named because of the hill upon which sits the Old Church of St.
Nicholas but apparently this is not the case.
The Domesday Book of 1086 records the name as “Opopille” whilst the Pipe
Rolls of 1176 show it as “Uppehill”. In
Olde English “uppan” means above whilst “pyll” is a tidal creek – so it is more likely the village
was named because it was above the tidal creek.
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| Uphill Salt Marsh |
The muddy banks of creeks wind
their way through the salt marsh providing a safe haven for small craft.
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| Uphill Pill |
The Wharfside Tea Rooms is perfectly
located for a refreshment (and comfort) stop.
Thank goodness because the public convenience just down the road is
still non operational – this time the notice reads that it is closed due to
vandalism.
Black clouds were gathering
overhead but as a bus had just left a walk along the beach back to
Weston seemed like a good idea. It was
difficult to believe that we are in August – the height of the summer season –
because the beach was deserted apart from a few kite surfers.
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| Kite surfers at Weston-super-Mare |
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| Deserted beach at Weston-super-Mare |
Carters Steam Fair has set up on
Beach Lawns in readiness for the August Bank Holiday weekend and it was fun to
see the vibrant colours and listen to all those wonderful rock n roll tunes
from the 1960s.
I smiled reading the
sign on the Victory Dive Bomber which recommends that pregnant ladies and
people with weak hearts should not attempt this ride.
I am neither but still could not be tempted on !
