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WEST BERGHOLT PARISH WEBSITE |
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West Bergholt has never been the site of a battle, Queen Elizabeth did not sleep at Bergholt Hall, there are no treaties or charters bearing its name. People will tell you that nothing much has ever happened in our village, a sleepy little place in the shadow of Colchester. In fact, West Bergholt has a rich and exciting history of its own...... Jon Lander Much of this history can be found in the history pages of this site. If village history interests you you may also be interested in the West Bergholt History Group. Images from Yesteryear
Bergholt Brass band - Picture taken in 1920s Postcard kindly supplied by Mr & Mrs Snoep of Great Horkesley, Colchester
Do you have any old pictures or postcards of the village? If so, and you would like to see them on the web site, contact the webmaster. "The Most Unfortunate and Ignorant Parish" by Jon LanderIn the 19th century, West Bergholt was known as "the most unfortunate and ignorant parish" in the whole of North Essex. A new book written by Jon Lander and published by the village Local History Group sets out to explain how it came to have such a bad reputation. The book traces the development of the village through the century from being a tiny poverty stricken group of farm workers cottages on West Bergholt Heath to something like its present relatively prosperous state. It features colour pictures of local landmarks which played a part in its history and describes the people who dominated village life. But why did letter writers to the Essex County Standard describe it as "a den of iniquity."? The answers are in "The Most Unfortunate and Ignorant Parish", published by West Bergholt Local History Group at £3.99 is available in the village from Ash’s, the Post Office and the White Hart and also from Red Lion Books, High Street, Colchester. Another source of information about the village's history is British History Online - to see this click here. |
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