Just a spot of history about a few dwellings large or small in the parish for future information and events.

Box Tree Farm.

is in the centre of Apperley and it used to be the Village Shop and Post Office until recently. In former days as its name suggests it was a farmhouse and it used to have a five bar gate as an entrance. 
I can remember bread, cakes made by Gwen and a lovely
ham counter and vegetables out the front.
At one time it had-

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40acres arable land.
110acres of meadow.
20acres woodland

Wightfield Manor -  still has its own moat.

The estate was once owned by Sir John Cassey in 1382 who became Chief Baron of the Exchequer to King Richard 11.
Mr. Ludlow -Hewitt bought it in 1919 where he ran it as a most successful farm of many traditional breeds  especially Gloucester Old Spot.

Green Farm - a substantial red bricked house.

As the name suggests it overlooks Apperley Green and it was once a farm house owned by a wealthy land owner. The brickwork is English bond with a grey slate roof.

Deerhurst Church.

A saxon church dating 804 A.D. which still has many archways, doorways and windows .  Inside it contains many interesting features -

John Cassey -brass
dating 1400 - the Cassey family owned Wightfield Manor (see above)for many centuries and he lays here with his wife Alice and dog Teri at her feet.
The Parish Chest is still on display-this used to hold parish documents of importance one of them in 1632 A William Flooke of Wightfield, granting a lease of land for 21years on a yearly payment of 28/-.

The earliest church in the county to have bells!

The ringing chamber is divided into 2 after entering the small door from outside to go up to the tower. The 4th and 5th bells are in one half and the others in the other half. The oldest bell was the 5th (Abel Rudhall) made in 1736 but was cracked and replaced in 2006.

The Open Tower!

During our biennial Flower Festival the Bell Tower was open for children to experience pulling the rope-thankfully they all stayed on the ground!

 Apperley Church - A chapel of ease!

A red bricked Victorian Church built in 1856 initiated by Henry Strickland of Apperley Court who thought it would be better to have a church in Apperley to save villagers having to walk to Deerhurst.
POSITION!
Most perfectly situated behind the pond dominating the Village Green!
PEW RENTS1857
These were paid by distinguished members of the parish two of them being Mr. James Hanby and Mr. John Powell.

Thomas Collins

was the stonemason!

Francis Penrose

was the architect!

Ringer`s Cottage

Probably the oldest cottage in Apperley and the last remaining thatch it has a very clear cruck construction-it also has an unusual outbuilding which was supposed to be a cider house at one time as this cottage was surrounded by orchard trees.

Dovecot
Deerhurst Walton. 

A very unusual Dovecot with a hip roof.