with rood loft and circular stairs. The narrow 13th-century Early English chancel arch is also a prominent feature, while on the stonework to the left outside the church door there are visible remains of several consecration crosses dating back to the period of the Crusades. Church Cottage, beside the lych-gate on The Street, is believed to have been originally the priest's lodgings. St Mary's Church in Greywell is part of the United Parish of Newnham with Nately Scures with Mapledurwell with Up Nately with Greywell, which in turn is part of the North Hampshire Downs Benefice in the Church of England Diocese of Winchester. Greywell is within the Anglican United Parish, which is served by St Swithun's, Nately Scures. Greywell Tunnel The Basingstoke Canal runs beneath the village through the Greywell Tunnel, a tunnel built in the late 18th century. The last commercial passage of the tunnel was in 1914; a roof fall in 1932 led to the tunnel becoming totally blocked. The disused western portal of the tunnel is the largest winter bat roost in the UK, and is the second largest colony of Natterer's bat in Europe. Along with Greywell Moors, the tunnel and its bat colony form one of two Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the area. A short section of the canal still in water, leading from the western tunnel portal with the original towpath, is maintained as a nature reserve. Notable residents By date of birth: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724–1808) Maria Fetherstonhaugh (née Carleton) (1847–1918), romantic novelist Thomas Dawson, driver, Army Service Corps William Harris, 6th Earl of Malmesbury (1907–2000) Bill Newton Dunn (born 1941), Politician Tom Newton Dunn (born 1973), Journalist James Carleton Harris, 7th Earl of Malmesbury (born 1946) Richard James Anthony Noble (born 1946), Entrepreneur Nick Jeffery (born 1968), Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone UK Further reading Rupert Willoughby Greywell: Church and Village with illustrations by Nicholas Kavanagh, 1997, Friends of St Mary's, Greywell Rupert Willoughby St Mary the Virgin, Greywell: An Architectural Note, 1996 (available at the church) Gallery References External links Hampshire Treasures: Volume 3 (Hart and Rushmoor) Page 61 - Greywell Group A - Natural Features and Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains Hampshire Treasures: Volume 3 (Hart and Rushmoor) Page 62 - Greywell Group D - Buildings, Monuments and Engineering Works Hampshire Treasures: Volume 3 (Hart and Rushmoor) Page 63 - Greywell Group D