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The village was originally given by Henry II to the Knights Templar and passed to the Knights Hospitallers in 1312.
The ivy covered Cheney Arms has an interesting history, named after Colonel Edward Hawkins Cheney, of the Royal Scots Greys, who fought at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Four horses were killed under him during battle, and a fifth was injured.
The Church of St Luke has a life-size marble monument to the colonel astride a fallen horse.
The church is one of the largest and most beautiful in the county with parts dating back to the end of the 13th century.
The south aisle has a richly carved and battlemented parapet.
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- Landmark