Parson Woodforde

Here is another excellent article from the Norfolk Tales, Myths and More! website.  I was recently fortunate to have a meal at the Parson Woodforde pub in Weston Longville and a member of my family asked me who was Parson Woodforde.  I didn’t know so I thought an article would be interesting.  The reason why he is famous is because he is the author of The Diary of a Country Parson. This vivid account of parish life remained unpublished until the 20th century.  The value of the diary to the historian lies in the wealth of primary source material it provides, while the general reader can bring from it the authentic flavour of 18th-century English country life.  To find out more, please select the following link:  

https://norfolktalesmyths.com/2021/04/09/the-diaries-of-a-parson-woodforde/

If you would like to flick through the entire text of his dairy, then please select the following link:  

https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.227134/2015.227134.The-Diary_djvu.txt