Settlement Association

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Henria Helen Leech Williams was born in Oswestry, Shropshire in January 1867. Williams strongly supported the cause of votes for women, and was known to have worn the suffragette colours of violet, white, and green.

In 1905, Williams moved to the village of Corbets Ley, Upminster. Williams died on 2 January 1911, and a coroner's inquest took place at her home the next day. Reverend Hyla Henry Holden was the jury foreman and the verdict was 'death by angina pectoris'.

 

[DerekC]

In 1709 the Rector of Upminster, one William Derham, measured the speed of sound by having a gun fired from the church tower of St Mary Magadelen, Ockendon, Essex and timing the difference between seeing the muzzle flash and hearing the report at his own church of St Laurence. He also measured the distance (about 4 miles) by triangulation. His estimated value for the speed of sound came within 1% of modern measurements, which was a considerable achievement.

 

[High Dyke]

Auckley in South Yorkshire also has examples of prefabricated housing.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Fishlake in South Yorkshire was also once administered by the Strafforth and Tickhill Wapentake.

 

[D6130]

Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire is also prone to flooding after periods of intense rainfall.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Littleborough in Greater Manchester also lies on the line of the Rochdale Canal.

 

[D6130]

Petersfield in Hampshire also has a renowned antiquarian book shop.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brixham in Devon also has a statue of William of Orange.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

A replica of Golden Hind (Sir Francis Drake's flagship) has been permanently moored in Brixham harbour since 1963 following its use in the TV series Sir Francis Drake, which was filmed in and around the bays of Torbay and Dartmouth. This is the second replica ship, as the original sank in heavy seas whilst under tow in 1987 to Dartmouth for restoration and could not be saved. A second replica was completed in 1988 and stands in the harbour being visited by thousands of visitors annually. The current vessel based on a steel barge is not full size and could never sail. Another full size and sailing replica has been berthed since 1996 at St Mary Overie Dock, in Bankside, London, where she is open to the public and hosts a range of educational programmes. This replica was built by traditional methods in Appledore, Devon, and launched in 1973.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire is another coastal settlement that was chosen as a site for a Tide and Time Bell.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Tennyson High School in Mablethorpe merged with Monks' Dyke High School in Louth in September 2012 to form Monks' Dyke Tennyson College. The school continued to operate over both sites until August 2016 when the Mablethorpe site closed.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Utterby in Lincolnshire was also once under the jurisdiction of the Louth Poor Law Union.

 

[DerekC]

Utterby was the site of a Gilbertine Priory. The Gilbertines were the only completely English religious order. It appears only to have every had three priories, one of which was at Haverholm, then an island in the fens near the village of Anwick, Lincolnshire. Gilbertine priories were unusual in having adjoining communities of nuns and monks, sharing a church and other communal facilities.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Byard's Leap in Lincolnshire was also once administered by the Flaxwell Wapentake.

 

[High Dyke]

A 1973 folk song by the band Decameron told the legend of Byard's Leap.

Decameron were an English folk rock and progressive rock band, existing from 1968 to 1976. They were Initially formed in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Aintree in Merseyside also has a noted racecourse.

 

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Silverstone has a circuit with a corner named for Aintree

 

[High Dyke]

Theddlethorpe All Saints in Lincolnshire also has an architectural connection to James Piers St Aubyn.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bradden in Northamptonshire was also once administered by the Hundred of Greens Norton.

 

[DerekC]

Nanpantan, Leicestershire, like Bradden, has a holy well.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Osgathorpe in Leicestershire was also once served by the now-closed Charnwood Forest Canal.

 

[DerekC]

The Church of the Holy Rood, Holybourne, Hampshire, like St Mary's at Osgathorpe, has a hagioscope - often known as a squint - which enabled members of the congregation in parts of the church separated from the chancel by a masonry wall, or sometimes for people such as lepers from outside the building, to see the altar during a communion service. It is notable that they are quite common in England but rare elsewhere in Britain, Ireland and the rest of Europe. One might speculate as to why!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Froyle in Hampshire was also once administered by the Hundred of Alton.

 

[DerekC]

Froyle is sometimes referred to as the "Village of Saints" because of the effigies placed in niches on many of the buildings in Upper Froyle. "The Saints", on the other hand, is a group of villages in Suffolk named either "South Elmham" or "Ilketshall" with a saint's name either prefixed or appended to distinguish them from each other. Since I have to pick one, the most appropriate seems to be All Saints, South Elmham.

 

[High Dyke]

Allerton Mauleverer in North Yorkshire also has a redundant church under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Kirkby Overblow in North Yorkshire was also once administered by the Claro Wapentake.

 

[DerekC]

North Wootton in Norfolk, like Kirby Overblow, has a monthly village bingo night in aid of local charities.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lessingham in Norfolk also has a post-mounted illustrated village sign.

 

[High Dyke]

Filby in Norfolk also has a church containing windows designed by James Powell and Sons.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of a number of people and organisations, including St Benet's Abbey, also known as St Benet's at Holme or St Benet Hulme. This was a medieval Monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict situated at Cow Holm in Horning, Norfolk.