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The History of Monkton
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The History of Monkton

Contents

  • 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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