History

Index:

Staple Village 

How old is Staple?  … How did it get its name? …. etc

The Railway At Staple

Part Of The East Kent Light Railway

Reed Cottage

A Fascinating Old Building Dating Back To 1528

An Old Inventory (From 1719)

An Inventory of Reed Cottage, made on 19th November 1719

The Black Pig

A Fine Old Timbered Building, With 14th Century Origins.

The Three Tuns

A Large Farmhouse Built In 1712, Now An Inn.

The Frog & Orange (Formerly The Green Man)

'The Wanderer Returns To Staple'

A Fascinating Article About The Village, By Martin Tapsell

Staple Recreation Ground

An old newspaper article about the purchasing of the land.

The Cozens Family

The story of George Cozens and his family, who lived in Staple 1790-1831. (By his great grand-daughter).

Staple & The Downhamford Hundred

From a 200 year old account.

The Staple Trittons

The Staple Trittons' lives, for most of the 19th Century, centred around The Black Pig Brewery and Shop.

'The Story of Staple'

A fascinating description of Staple past and 'present', written by a member of the Tritton family in 1973. (Found in The Old Chapel in 1991).

Orchard Lea

Old photograph of the cottage which once occupied this site. (Plus photo's of cottage after the fire which destroyed it.)

Staple Parochial Newsletter

From May, 1945

BUS TIMES  ¦  POST-CODES  ¦  MAPS ¦  BLACK PIG  ¦  THREE TUNS  ¦  FROG & ORANGE ¦  LOCAL BUSINESSES ¦  LAYHAM'S GARDEN CENTRE ¦  SUMMERFIELD NURSERIES¦  STAPLE HISTORY ¦  VILLAGE CHURCH ¦  BARNSOLE VINEYARD   OLD PHOTO'S  PICTURE TOUR  ¦ GUESTBOOK  ¦   STAPLE-FORUM ¦  NEWS   ¦  LINKS  ¦  LOCAL COMMUNITY¦  STAPLE'S NEIGHBOURS