This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Endowment appeal for Flitcham parish gains limited support
The Flitcham living faces chronic underfunding with a small stipend, few local resources, and church decay. The vicar appeals for 1000 to attract Ecclesiastical Commissioners aid, while patrons and locals discuss weekly services and shared hardship among Church of England and Dissenters. The piece criticizes endowments and laments systemic ecclesiastical finance, yet praises uneasy interdenominational harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flitcham
Earl of Leicester
Church of England
England
Wales
Flitcham Parson
I’hitcham