Witherley, St Peter's Church c.1960
Photo ref: W531001
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Photo ref: W531001
Photo of Witherley, St Peter's Church c.1960

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The River Anker flows slowly by St Peter's, which has served the village since 1173. From this placid view, only the middle cottage survives today. The village also houses the Atherstone Hunt stables and kennels.

A Selection of Memories from Witherley

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A copy of the church photo was sent to me after I visited Witherley, on the trail of my Tillson ancestors. I was told that the middle house was where the Tillson's lived in the 1900s & before. My g/grandmother Ann Tillson was born in Witherley in 1856, I have her birth cert. but wondered if she was christened in St. Peters. Her father William Tillson according to the 1861 census was also born there in approx ...see more