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IX. CHURCH. 



Is it locked, and, if so, where is key kept. 



Acquire fullest possible knowledge from clergyman or verger. 

 Learn of errors (if any) in previous information, or new 

 discoveries and data. 

 X. GRAVESTONES. 



Peculiar gravestones, epitaphs, prevailing or peculiar names, 

 Eminent persons, very old interments, records of old age, etc. 

 XI. SCHOOL. 



Whether endowed or private. 



Number of scholars and staff, and character of school. 

 XII. SPECIAL LOCAL NOTES. 

 Village industries. 

 Carriers. 



Nearest market town. 

 Descendants of famous men or women. 

 Any other information worth recording. 



This, to say the least, is fairly comprehensive, and, although 

 blanks may be drawn in several sections, to be filled in during 

 succeeding visits, one hour at Pirton resulted in the following 

 information being collected : the young people in the expedi- 

 tion were set to work to count the trees en route, and at one point 

 62 Elms, 2 Willows, and 2 Oaks were " surveyed." Along Leg 

 of Mutton Lane (why so called ?) 29 Elms, 7 Oaks, 9 Beeches, 

 5 Poplars and Willows came into the census. The acquisition 

 of this information meant keen observation, and the young folks 

 were very ready to assist. 



Sixty-seven slate -roofed buildings were recorded, including the 

 Constabulary, a Glove Factory, Vicarage, School, Post Office, 

 and four Shops. There were further houses otherwise roofed, 

 and 20 thatched buildings, including 18 Cottages and 2 Barns. 



There are 2 Grocers in the Village, a Tobacco-dealer, a Boot- 

 maker, a Nurse and Midwife, and 4 Almshouses. Altogether, 

 there are about 200 Houses and 9 Farms in the Village (a Gazetteer 

 in 1861 gave 188). 



The commonest names are Baines, Burton, and Walker. There 

 is the name Halfpenny, and the strangely different, yet similar, 

 names of Throssell, Thrussell, and Trussell, whose families are 

 distinct. 



Besides the Church, there are Wesleyan and Baptist Chapels, 

 an old Wesleyan Chapel now used as a Sunday School, and there 

 are a Church of England Sunday School and an Elementary 

 Council School. 



