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The History of Monkton
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The History of Monkton

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  • About This Project
  • The Church
    • A Short Guide to St Mary Magdalene
    • The Six Bells of St Mary Magdalene
    • Monkton Clergy, 1291–2025
    • The Churchyard
      • Churchyard Survey by Location
      • Churchyard Names in Alphabetical Order
      • Named Memorial Stones in Numerical Order
      • Appendix: Baptism & Burial Register Cross-References, 1700–1883
    • Richard Culmer (1597–1662)
    • Monkton War Memorial
    • Memorials Inside the Church
  • History
    • Monkton 1926
    • Origins of Monkton
    • Monkton Memories
      • 1. ‘Docker Hill’
      • 2. Monkton Marshes
      • 3. Dutch Elm Disease
      • 4. Wildlife 1970/80 Part 1
      • 5. Wildlife 1970/80 Part 2
      • 6. The Sunday School Outing.
      • 7. Monkton Primary School
      • 8. School Holidays (Part 1)
      • 9. School Holidays Part 2
      • 10. School Holidays 14 years +
      • 11. Social life for teenage boys 1960/70’s
      • 12. Social events in the village.
      • 13. Village Amenities
      • 14. Marsh View
      • 15. Clarence ‘Clary’ Daws (Part 1)
      • 16. Clarence ‘Clary’ Daws (Part 2)
      • 17. Clarence ‘Clary’ Daws (Part 3) - Harvesting
      • 18. Fishing
      • 19. Chalk Pits
      • 20. The Raft
      • 21. Plum Pudding Island, Part One
      • 22. Plum Pudding Island, Part Two
    • A Farming Life
      • 1. Getting Started
      • 2. Sheriffs Court Farm
      • 3. Farming in Monkton in 1976/77
      • 4. Farming in Monkton in 1976/77
      • 5. Farming 1976/77
      • 6. Farming 1977/79
      • 7. Farming 1977/79
      • 8. Farming 1977/79
      • 9. Farming 1979/85
      • 10. Farming 1979/85
      • 11. Farming 1979/85
      • 12. Farming 1979/85
      • 13. Farming 1985/95
      • 14. Farming 1985/95
      • 15. Farming 1995 - 2015
      • 16. Farming 1995 - 2015
      • 17. Farming 1995 - 2015
      • 18. Farming 1995 - 2015 (Combine Harvesters)
      • 19. Farming 1995 - 2015 (Combine Harvesters)
      • 20. Farming 1995 - 2015 (Tractors)
      • 21. Farming in Monkton
      • 22. Close Calls on the Farm
      • 23. Close Calls on the Farm (continued)
      • 24. Close Calls on the Farm (continued)
      • 25. The Dry Summer of 2026
  • Places
  • Other Monktons
  • Gallery
  • Credits
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Gallery¶

A small sample collection of historical photographs to test the page.

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Work in progress!

This section will be expanded and divided into sections in the future when the available pictures have been scanned.

Ginger in the New Inn 1951

Ginger in the public bar of the New Inn 1951

Monkton Village

Monkton Street.

The old post office

The old post office.

The school

The village school

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