Photos of St. Mary’s – Badwell Ash Heritage

These rare black and white negative of photographs of St. Mary’s Church, Badwell Ash, have recently been discovered

Priests in Charge

St. Mary’s Church Badwell Ash The earliest records for the priests in charge of St. Mary’s date back to 1338, during the reign of Edward […]

William Hovell 1715 – 1769 “…a Doctor of Physick”

William is the oldest memorial/grave inside the church. William was related to Rollo, the first Norman Lord of Normandy in the C1 and his descendants have been traced as far as New Zealand.

The Home Guard

First World War veterans in the LDV line up for inspection, 1 July 1940

After the fall of Dunkirk on the 5th June 1940, the German Blitzkrieg, turned south and swept across France. Less than 3 weeks later, on […]

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