Barton Under Needwood, The Village c.1955
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Photo of Barton Under Needwood, The Village c.1955

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The village gets its name from a Barton (or Berton), the old word for a rickyard. The village church of St James was remarkable for its time in that it was built all at once, and not over a couple of centuries. It was paid for by Dr John Taylor, a man of humble origins who rose through the ranks to become chaplain to Henry VIII and Master of the Rolls. The church was built in 1533.

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A Selection of Memories from Barton-under-Needwood

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Barton-under-Needwood

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My father Kenneth Walker and his father once owned the farm across the road from the parish church. We have photos of the farm before houses were built on fields behind the farm house.