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Christmas Cards, Calendars and Christmas food

Written by Ally Rae.

Cards and Calendars will be on sale at our Saturday Markets – the next one is Saturday 18 December,...

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Forncett Art Group Winter Exhibition & Sale

Written by Gill Starkie & Ally Rae.

Friday 19th November, 6.30pm, Friends View with wine & nibbles. Come and join us for a relaxed...

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Art at Peter's

Written by Gill Starkie.

Let St Peter’s inspire your creativity on Sunday 22 August! This drop-in art workshop is for everyone,...

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St Peter's Opens for Heritage Open Day

Written by Ally Rae.

St Peter’s Forncett - 1,000 years of history For the first time in the history of Heritage Open...

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St Peter's Through 1,000 Years

Written by Ally Rae.

A lively talk on the history of the church by Dr Ana Moskvina. Ana is amazingly knowledgeable about...

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William. Cookson, born 1754 - died 24 Feb 1820

Admitted: ST JOHN'S March 26 1772 Of Cumberland.
2nd son of of William, mercer of Penrith. School Sedbergh Matric. Michs. 1772; Scholar; B.A. (5th Wrangler) 1776;
M.A. 1779 B.D. 1786 D.D. 1801 Fellow, 1776-89.
Preceptor to the sons of George III 1780.
Rector of St Peter and St Mary Forncett Norfolk, 1788-1804.
Canon of Windsor 1792-1820. Rector of Binfield Berks 1804-20.
Rector of West Ilsley 1808-20.
Married Dorothy, dau. of John Cowper Rector of Penrith Oct 17th 1788
His sister Anne was mother of the poet Wordsworth, and he himself was the father of George (1812)
and Christopher (1808) Cookson.
(from: Oxford University Alumni, as posted on Rootschat)

see also the articles: Dorothy Wordsworth and Dorothy Wordsworth

Christmas Cards, Calendars and Christmas food

Forncett Art Group Winter Exhibition & Sale

Art at Peter's

St Peter's Opens for Heritage Open Day

St Peter's Through 1,000 Years

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