Hinton St George, The Church c.1960

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I arrived at Merriott with my school shortly after Dunquirke inthe Second World War. I was billeted with the Arnolds. Mr Arnold was a preacher at the local Gospel Hall. I shared the bedroom with their son Eric who was then 15 years. He didn't seem to mind sharing with a 9 year old. After some months I moved to their friends the Richards, whose son Patrick was just one year older than me. We got along very well ...see more

I have an old wall phone from the thirties that has a label marked "Hinton St George Estate Telegraph Dept". It is very unusual for an estate to have its own telephone department, and I would love to hear something about it, and what system they had, a manual switchboard or automatic system. I am a member of the Telephone Heritage Group and restore telephones, and particularly like to ...see more

Alan Newick owned a butcher shop and my father worked for him.

I am researching my family tree and have discovered that the rector of St George's Church was my great-great-grandfather. His name was Thomas Newbery and he died some time before 1861. His wife Mary lived with my great-grandmother Mary Alma Victoria in the Rectory. I am hoping to visit the church at some time in the future and would like to find the grave and pay my respects. Is it possible to find out if and where they are buried?