a yard east of them are short straight joints and pieces of sandstone that may indicate former windows. The nave has side walls thick; the lower halves of them are of early shaly rubble with wide jointing, and above this are medieval sandstone courses. The north and south windows are of two lights and both have patchings below them for lower windows. In the north wall are the remains of a 12th-century doorway of sandstone, now blocked: it has jambs of two orders, the inner with an edge-roll; the outer is square and had nook-shafts, which have disappeared except for the western capital; this is of cushion form with chevron ornament. The head is pointed and of one square order, probably a later alteration. In the south wall is another blocked doorway with square pilaster-jambs and pointed head, perhaps of the 13th century but difficult to date. The two buttresses to each wall are medieval. The west wall and porch-tower are of red brick. The bell-cote is of wood. The main roof is tiled. One of the three bells is medieval. There is now a single bell by Wm Blews inscribed MARIA, fleur de Lys, Queen, King, fleur de lys MARIA that was made by re-casting two bells when the building was re-modelled in 1875. The Millennium Window by Art of Glass, Earlswood (River of the Water of Life) 2001 donated by Audrey Payne in memory of her late husband. Sports and leisure Like many other rural villages that are within commuting distance of large cities, Bearley has become a dormitory village for many residents. The village has a WI group, a garden club, a short mat bowls club, as well as cricket and football teams. Snitterfield bushes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) managed by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, lies east of Bearley. Transport links The longest aqueduct in England, the Edstone Aqueduct, is just outside Bearley on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. Bearley railway station is a halt on the Leamington–Stratford line. References Villages in Warwickshire Stratford-on-Avon District