A potted history of the village in one page
It first became a parish in the 10th century but settled in parts by farmers of the Bronze and Iron Ages who had moved into the area c1500 BC
Mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086 with a population of less than 100, at which time the manor belonged to the Abbot of Horton:
Population had reached 250 by 1300
Mainly sheep-farming, but also crops and a water mill where the corn was ground.
1349 bubonic plague reduced the population of the village
Old wooden church replaced in the C13 by a stone building, which was again reconstructed in the C15.
Houses still exist in the village which were built in the 1500s, including Court Farm.
Two Mile Oak public house built in the C16
Cider company began production in 1791, closed 1965
Primary school built 1875
Paraffin street lights installed to celebrate the coronation of George V in 1911
Sweet factory started up 1930, closed 1938
Population 500, in 1950, 1473 in 2001
The above information was taken from the book written by the late Mr John Somers Cocks, who kindly gave his permission to use any details contained therein on our website. The old photographs of the village shown on the website are also reproduced from Mr Somers Cocks' book.