As part of our Conservation and Improvement projects we have collected together stories and memories of the community for future generations. If you have a story of your own, or know of a good story, and want to add it to this archive please use the Contact Us page to get in contact or talk to any member of the Heritage Project Group.
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It seems likely Worlington is a name in three parts: "Worl" "ing" "ton".read more... |
Occasionally while working around buildings, on the land or in the garden relics of previous agricultural activities come to light. This page showcases a few of the finds from the area.read more... |
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During World War 2 a searchlight camp was located in East Worlington in a field to the east of Little Witheridge, now known as Camp Field. There were reportedly four huts, but all the evidence of buildings and equipment has long gone.read more... |
Operation Pied Piper During WW2, people were concerned about German air raids killing innocent civilians (particularly children). In order to prevent this from happening, mass evacuations, of predominantly children living in cities, began on the 1st of September, 1939 and was named Operation Pied Piper.read more... |
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An Account of Her Early Life in West Worlington by Vera Sanders (Lee) I was born in 1931 and lived in Town Cottage with my brothers Francis and Dennis. My earliest memory is of a five year old, being sent to sit in the garden while my brother Denis was born. Denis was always known as Toby. Toby was the name of the donkey up the road, I liked the donkey and the name stuck.read more... |
In the Great War (WWI) fourteen local men gave up their lives in defence of freedom. The Boundy's Cross Memorial (probably raised in the late-1940s) commemorates their names. they were also remembered in a WWI Exhibition held in the Parish Hall in November 2014.read more... |
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Since before the Reformation bell ringers operated more or less independently of the church. It is recorded that many bell ringers spent much of their time in the ale house, and even drank and gambled in bell towers. They often rang when they felt like it, with scant regard for the church.read more... |
Nothing much seems to have happened in 1823: no major disasters; no large-scale wars started or ended; no one particularly notable seems to have been born or died. Indeed 1823 seems to have gone out of its way to be an inconspicuous year for world changing events. read more... |
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The Rector of East Worlington in 1920 was the Reverend Henry John Hodgson, who became incumbent of the parish in 1919. While the barn was sold as a Parish Hall in 1920 there is evidence that the Hall was used for community purposes before 1920.read more... |
