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The
busy route of the A166 runs through the Village of Wetwang which
is famous for the beautiful black swans which adorn the charming
Village pond. The swans, with white swans too, swim gracefully with
the ducks and really are the focal point in the Village.
Named after the black swans on the pond is a Black Swan Public Houses
and also The Victoria Inn and Restaurant. On the main street next
to the pond a brick built bus shelter can be found after the traditional
wooden one was burnt down a couple of years ago!
The houses in the Village range from rows of terraced cottages to
large farms and their associated buildings to newly built bungalows
and large detached dwellings. The Village has seen much development
in recent years making it a much larger settlement now that it has
been in the past.
Along with the general stores and a traditional fish and chip shop
Wetwang is also the home of Oak Rabbit Crafts where traditional
methods are used to produce high quality pieces of furniture all
with a small rabbit carved on as their trademark.
The Village has its own primary school which caters for this and
the surrounding catchment area and has a plaque on the wall that
says "This school was erected by Sir Tatton SYKES Bart AD 1845.
Enlarged AD 1866"
St Nicholas Church is substantially a Norman Church which was modified
in the 13th Century to add the tower and transepts.
The
Wetwang Digital Noticeboard
Message
Recieved from :
Terry
Ladlow
Subject :
Changes in Wetwang
Sadly
we have only one black swan now and Oak Rabbit Crafts closed down
a year ago - Nigel Heaps, managed Oak Rabbits for his father, but
now Nigel sings around the area and has produced several audiotapes
and CDs. We've had an ancient burial site found [Jan.2001] which
apparently was a princess maybe of a local tribe and this is to
be featured in a BBC TV documentary.
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The
Village Pond
ÓMSH
1999
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The
Black Swan Public House
ÓMSH
1999
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'Hansel
& Gretel' The black swans of Wetwang
ÓMSH
1999
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Driffield OnlineÓ1999
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