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Weald is a pretty village with several pubs, shops and restaurants. Weald is a wonderful place to start or finish a countryside ramble. William Caxton, who heralded the Reformation in England by introducing the printing press, is believed to have been born at Long Barn in Weald. This house was also once the home of Victoria (Vita) Sackville West whose books "Pepita" and "The Edwardians" give a delightful glimpse of life at Knole, Vita's birthplace. At Else's Farm in the Weald, Edward Thomas lived for a time whilst trying to establish himself as a writer. He made friends with W.H. Davis and although desperately poor, he helped to establish the author of "Autobiography of a Super-Tramp" in a dilapidated cottage in Egg Pie Lane. Davis' books contain descriptions of rustic life - a strong contrast to his early life in a Newport slum. |
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