Briston |
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Briston was a small agricultural village that began to expand along with its neighbour, Melton Constable, with the arrival of the railways in the 1880s. Today it is a lively, vibrant village with a young and growing population. It's had many new houses over recent years but also has a fine collection of attractive older cottages and houses that are discovered when one walks through the village. Whilst many a village has lost its pub in recent times, Briston can still boast two pubs. It also has several shops, including 2 foodstores and a baker. In the village centre is the church, All Saints'. It had a tower which partly fell down so was dimantled in 1785, to be replaced by a turret and single bell. The church register goes back to 1689. All Saints' has an unusual cast-iron cello, made by a local blacksmith and played in the church band in the 19th century. Charles Thompson |
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