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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Dianne Bourne & Hannah Kane

Pretty village with a name visitors can't pronounce has an 'optical illusion' tower

Drive into the pretty village of Wybunbury and you might start to wonder if something strange is going on. An imposing spire looms before you, but hang on, is it leaning over?

At first you might wonder if it's an optical illusion or that you're looking at things from an odd angle. But no, this is Cheshire's very own leaning tower.

It is the unusual landmark at the heart of a village that also does plenty to confuse people thanks to its name. Wybunbury might sound like it's pronounced "Wy-bun-berry" but it's actually pronounced "Win-bree".

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