Eyeworth (also Eyworth) is a village in east Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom around 5 miles north east of Biggleswade. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See also Biggleswade (hundred Biggleswade is a small and quaint market town on the River Ivel in Bedfordshire, England.
It is now part of the parish of Sutton and Eyeworth which had a combined population of 385 in 2001, of which 86 were estimated to be part of Eyeworth itself. Sutton Bedfordshire, is a small village to the south of Potton, England. [1]
Despite its small size Eyeworth is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The majority of the houses are Victorian, though the seventeenth century Church Farm still remains.
The widow of Francis Bacon lived in Eyeworth following his death, and she died there in 1650. Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban KC QC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626 was an English Philosopher, Statesman, and author There were a number of minor skirmishes in the parish during the Civil War and it is reputed that Oliver Cromwell visited the village and damaged some of the church's icons. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known [2]
All Saints Church
The village is home to a medieval church dedicated to All Saints whose current building dates back to the fourteenth century and is partly constructed from Tottenhoe stone. The church's fifteenth century spire was destroyed by lightning in 1967 and after the subsequent theft of the lead from its roof was replaced by a much smaller modern turret. [2]
The interior houses a number of medieval brasses and monuments to Sir Edmund Anderson (d. Edmund Anderson may refer to Edmund Anderson (judge, Elizabethan judge Edmund E 1605), founder of the Anderson line who were lords of the manor, and who was also a judge during the trial of Mary Queen of Scots.
Young Farmer's Club
Eyeworth was recently host to the Young Farmer's Club; a club in which Farmers of a young age can go and socialise with fellow Farmers.
Cue then the adventure of the 'Flitwick Fellowship': Ben McCarthy, Tom Smith (the 'brown haired' one), Ali Inwood, 'Waggy', Gareth Loadman, Joe Kwa . . . 'Little Joe', Matt Jarman and Tom Sargent (sarge). These group of young 'chavs' set out to disrupt the YFC event and did so unsuccessfully. Instead the group decided to strip naked and 'intimidate' the Farmers and did so to an incredible level of success.
The group are expected to be made 'Saints of Eyeworth' in the near future. Each member agreed that Eyeworth was "the best village they'd been to in ages".
References
- ^ Parish Profile for Sutton / Eyeworth. Bedfordshire County Council.
- ^ a b Alan Castle (2001). Walking in Bedfordshire. Cicerone Press Ltd.