Book description
228 pages, 4 pages of colour photographs, plus many photos, drawings and maps in black and white
Dimensions: 8.2" x 11.6" (21cm x 29.5cm)
 
Part of Preface
This book covers 4000 years of the history of the village and, after a short introduction about where we live and what the village is like today, the story starts in the Stone Age, continues with some broad historical chapters and then covers specific aspects such as 'Village Life', 'the Church', 'the Farms', etc.
We have done our best to bear in mind the view expressed by a writer in the Saturday Review just over 100 years ago that 'of all dull books, a conscientiously compiled parochial history is the dullest.' We believe we have been conscientious; it is harder for us to judge whether we have been dull. While some people will want to read the book from cover to cover, others will get more pleasure from dipping into those chapters which appeal to them most.
The names of all of us living in the village as we go to print are recorded in Appendix D. I hope this book will be a source of pleasure and interest to them and to our successors. If it also proves of interest to others, that will be a welcome bonus. '