In 1797 one cottager spun stockings for Lady Finch, one is described as 'cross, but a good woman,' one woman is thought to have had twenty three children and has taken to drink, one couple are 'not good people' and there is a story about them stealing wood, but others are praised as 'remarkably industrious.'

The story of the village, its inhabitants and its buildings from documentary evidence and from the memories of older residents. 40 pages of text and 8 pages of photographs. £3, plus 80p postage and packing in the UK, from David and Mary Parkin, 22 Church Road, Egleton, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 8AD. Telephone 01572 756850.

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