In memory of the Reverend Leslie Price (1930–2026) — Rector of Gilcrux for thirty-one years, and a historian who understood that the past belongs to everyone.
statue of monk with book
A village that had supported a church for generations could no longer pay […]
Detail from the 1749 Church Terrier for St Mary's Church, Gilcrux, showing the closing lines of the document and the signatures of William Walker, Vicar, and churchwardens John Mordin and Richard Thompson. The document references Statute 21 Henry VIII, Chapter 6
A forty percent reduction on death, if you died small enough […]