After returning to live in the UK after 18 years overseas in New Zealand and Austrlia, within the first 48 hours we find ourselves in a lockdown, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, which has the country in it’s grip.
However, the government do allow us an exercise period in our local neighbourhood each day, which I have used to explore and photograph the beautiful village of Brompton-by-Sawdon, where we are currrently staying in our temporary holiday accomodation.
A few facts about Brompton-by-Sawdon:
Under 'Brompton', the sign on entry to the village reads 'The Birthplace Of Aviation' owing to the long-term residence of pioneering aeronautical engineer Sir George Cayley. Brompton has been the seat of the Cayley family since the Middle Ages, and Sir George Cayley was buried in the graveyard of All Saints' Church in 1857.
The poet William Wordsworth married Mary Hutchinson at All Saints' Church in the village, on 4 October 1802.[3] A copy of the wedding certificate can be seen in All Saints Church.
