Research into Worlington Revel revealed the following information through newspaper articles. In 1847, the press report ‘At Worlington Revel, great liberality was exercised towards the poor the gentry and yeomanry………. The ground selected was a meadow adjoining the river Dart, where spacious seated ring was made; and at two o'clock in the afternoon thirty tea-kettles were suspended over a large fire on the ground; merry peals were rung on the musical bells; and an excellent band of music from … [Read more...]

One activity undertaken as part of the Heritage Projects (2015-2017) (2017-2019) (supported by Heritage Lottery Fund) was to develop an on-line timeline relevant to the period of time associated with our Parish Hall (formerly barn) namely C17th to present. One aim was to set information about the evolution of the building in the national and local context. From 2015 we structured the timeline in 50-year time spans. This image shows the Timeline home page. (click on image to visit the … [Read more...]

Worlington Churches As part of our Heritage project 2014 / 2019 the Worlington Heritage Group research the history of our churches. In the current parish of East Worlington there are two churches, St Mary’s, West Worlington and St Mary’s East Worlington. Their history is of interest. Historically the parish that is now East Worlington was three different parishes, Affeton, West Worlington and East Worlington. The de Affeton family are the earliest recorded holders of the manor … [Read more...]