Life for the Norman villager was very harsh.  Everyone, including children, had to work very hard from sunrise to dusk and there were few, if any, holidays.

Life expectancy was short, infant mortality was high and many women died in child birth.

The gallows were used for hanging perpetrators of more serious crimes, the victim being made to stand on a cart which was then drawn away leaving the victim to hang.  The body would have hung on the gallows for a long period of time as a warning to others.

The construction of the Church is from oak beams made into planks for the walls, with a reed roof.  You will notice the intricate carvings around the doorway depicting the Tree of Life and Christ in Majesty.

The Lord and his family sat in a pew at the front with the rest of the community sitting on benches at the back of the Church.  This is where the saying "the weak go to the wall" originates.