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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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. |
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. |
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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. |