6 th - century ▁tim ber ▁fr amed ▁Ch il tern ▁House ▁and ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁Red ▁House . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Wend over ▁Arm ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Union ▁Canal , ▁which ▁joins ▁Tr ing ▁sum mit ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Union ▁main ▁line ▁beside ▁Mar sw orth ▁top ▁lock . ▁Dis used ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁century , ▁the ▁arm ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁being ▁restored ▁by ▁the ▁Wend over ▁Arm ▁Trust . ▁Rem ote ▁and ▁rural ▁for ▁almost ▁all ▁its ▁length , ▁the ▁canal ▁attract s ▁much ▁local ▁wild life , ▁including ▁a ▁col ony ▁of ▁mand arin ▁du cks . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁walk ▁along ▁the ▁canal ▁for ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Wend over , ▁to ▁Tr ing . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁town ▁centre ▁lie ▁the ▁open ▁spaces ▁of ▁W itch ell ▁M ead ow , ▁H amp den ▁M ead ow ▁and ▁Ro pe ▁Walk ▁M ead ow , ▁the ▁latter ▁hosting ▁the ▁new ▁Wend over ▁Community ▁Or ch ard ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁These ▁are ▁bounded ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁by ▁the ▁Her on ▁Stream ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁H amp den ▁P ond , ▁both ▁feed ers ▁to ▁the ▁canal . ▁On ▁the ▁southern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁p ond ▁lies ▁Wend over ' s ▁parish ▁church , ▁which ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St ▁Mary , ▁and ▁which ▁marks ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁settlement