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An account of what it was like to be a pupil at the Pilton Voluntary Primary School from 1945 to 1951 written by John Norman. The three references in the text of the document refer to graves in St...

The St Mary's Church Burial Registers, Graveyard Plan and Index were compiled by Francesca Ross with assistance from John Norman. They were first completed in 2008 and have been updated since with...

This photograph, which dates from around the end of 19th century, is of Charles Pearce Senior, born 1858, who lived in Pilton House until his death in 1945 . Charles Pearce was a Churchwarden of S...

This is the ancient seal of Pilton Priory which dates from about 1420. The seal-making device, also referred to as a seal matrix or die, is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum. On the reverse ...

In 1961 the late Clifford Davies of Pilton compiled an account of the parish and parish church of Pilton which was published by Graham Cumming Ltd of Ramsgate. The account covered the early histor...

This photograph shows the other clergy and readers at St Mary's Church, Pilton, during the Stewardship Campaign in 1986. From left to right they are: the Rev. Harry Kennen, Harold Jago and Dr Howa...

Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries after he was made Supreme Head of the Church of England by an Act of Parliament in 1534. As a result, in 1536 he took away land belonging to Pilton Priory on t...