Nostalgic memories of Worton's local history

Share your own memories of Worton and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I have a shadowy memory of living with my Mum for a while in,I think,1942 in one of a row of cottages on a road with a lot of trees opposite perhaps behind a wall.There was a little shop a bit further along to the left on the other side.That's it.If anyone knows where it might have been,I'd love to go back for a look.
I was born in Sandleaze, Worton in 1957. I was brought up at 1 Mill Road near the Marston boundary. I remember many things about the village especially the Rose and Crown Pub and the Mill. I remember with pride the war memorial which stood outside the library hall proudly dispalying the name of my uncle Raymond Glen Whitton Henly who died during WWII. The church was quaint if I recall correctly with ...see more