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Its name came from the Celtic word "eglēs" meaning a church, and the Old English word "tūn" meaning a farmstead or settlement - i.e. a settlement by a Romano-British church. Evidence of the settlement dates back hundreds of years;
The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, the book ordered by William the Conqueror to detail all settlements and farms in England for the purpose of tax collection.
The 14th century Church of St Mary has a later Perpendicular south aisle. The church was restored in the 18th and 19th century. There is a 15th century table-tomb has a brass priest.
- Type:
- Landmark