in the 15th century, and the nave roof is from then. Some windows were renewed in the 19th century, and Butterfield's work embellished the east end of the chancel using polychrome brickwork and floor tiles. The building, little altered since then, was designated as Grade I listed in 1955 – the rarest and highest grading of three. The 12th-century tubular font is decorated with carved leaves and chevrons. The ring of bells was increased from five to six in 1994, and includes four cast by Abraham I Rudhall of Rudhall of Gloucester in 1707 and 1713. All Saints Church at Leigh, built in the 13th century, was a chapelry of Ashton Keynes. Baptisms and marriages took place there but lacking right of burials alongside until 1865. Leigh in secular matters became a separate civil parish in 1884. As to ecclesiastical parish this and the benefice continued as 'Ashton Keynes with Leigh' however the two separated in their parochial church council some time after 1978. For a few years from 1982 the vicar also served Minety parish. Today the parish is part of the Upper Thames group uniting the Anglican clergy of Ashton Keynes, Leigh, Latton, and Cricklade around St Sampson's, Cricklade. Others A Congregational chapel (Bethesda Chapel) was built in 1838 and closed in 1970. A Primitive Methodist chapel was opened in 1840 and closed in the early 1930s. Amenities The local school is Ashton Keynes Church of England School, a voluntary controlled school. Parts of the school building date back to 1870. Ashton Keynes is twinned with the French village of Grandchamps-des-Fontaines. The Twinning Association organises regular exchange trips and other activities between the communities. Residents own two High Road community businesses which were saved from closure. The village's remaining pub, the White Hart Inn, is collectively owned and run by residents who took on the licence in 2011. In 2012, it was awarded 'Best Community Pub' for the South West region in the Great British Pub Awards. Since December 2011, the village shop is also community owned and run. It is housed in a purpose-built annexe to the village hall. Landmarks River Thames The river forms two channels – making a large square – in the parish, enclosing the western half of the village and in the past powering mills of a modest nature. The south-western channel is joined by the Swill Brook and smaller tributaries join, particularly