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07.05.2023 - 16:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Drive into the pretty village of Wybunbury, wind along the narrow Main Road, and you might start to wonder if something strange is going on. An imposing spire looms before you, but hang on, is it leaning over?
At first you might wonder if it's an optical illusion or that you're looking at things from an odd angle. But no, this is Cheshire's very own leaning tower.
It is the unusual landmark at the heart of a village that also does plenty to confuse people thanks to its name. Wybunbury might sound like it's pronounced "Wy-bun-berry" but it's actually pronounced "Win-bree".
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Residents here are used to having to explain, and explain again, the spelling and unusual pronunciation of the village. The village postmaster says even the Post Office spell it wrong when addressing correspondence to her.
Teresa Mountifield, 62, says: "You can’t get too cross about it because even the Post Office get it wrong! They've been known to spell it Wyn-bunbury.
"I think the most confusing thing is people looking for the village of Wrenbury, that has caused some issues. Most people are ok about it until they realise they’re actually eight miles away from Wrenbury."
But it is the leaning tower that has had villagers here flummoxed for the best part of 500 years. It was originally part of St Chad's Church, all built on a mound at the top of the village with the misfortune of resting on a bed of unstable clay sand.
The instability of the ground has seen the church building behind the tower collapse four times over the centuries, and then rebuilt. The tower earned itself the nickname the "Hanging Steeple of Wimbrie" from its earliest days, and is now known as the "Leaning Tower
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