Toddington “Castle”
I was on my to Loughborough University and I stopped off at Toddington Services on the M1 for a “pit stop”. As I got out of the car I was approached (in the car park) by an Italian clothing salesman, who presented me with a range of free Amani clothing. He kept saying that there was no catch. He insisted that they were left over “samples” and he was on his way to East Midlands airport. At this point there was a large crunch and a small truck had managed to re-landscape my car. When I arrived in Loughborough I was recounting my eventful journey to my supervisors. One of them, rather uncharacteristically stated that perhaps “two leylines crossed at Toddington”. If I had been quicker on the uptake I would have realized that the word Todd (or Dod or Toot) is closely connected with leylines. I knew that the St Mary and St Michael alignment crossed the M1, but I did not think it came as far north as Toddington. I easily found the route of the St Mary leyline just north of Luton. I could not find an accurate map showing the St Michael leyline. I drew a line through the St Michael’s churches either side of the M1 and the line passed right through Toddington.
The St Michael Alignment
[Note – I became interested in leylines because a number pass through my home town and I became interested in their impact on the spiritual climate. Irrespective of what they represent historically their ritual use today potentially has significance]