St Mary at Newchurch-in-Pendle sits on the south-eastern slopes of Pendle Hill, in Lancashire it has a rich history dating back to 1250 AD ... on the west face of the tower as you can see in the picture is the most notable architectural feature to visitors of the church the strange oval that is fixed into the tower halfway up. Locally this feature is known as "The Eye Of God" and is reputed to protect the village from evil, although its origins are obscure. Newchurch is attached to the Pendle Witch myth due to a legend that the Demdike family of Pendle witches lived there in the 17th century and that it is the burial place of one of the witches, Alice Nutter.
