Litton Cheney
Fabian Carstairs visits ‘a village of intensity and richness’
Published in April ’22
A view of the village that shows how green it is and hints at its rural setting
THE villages of the Bride Valley are something of a linguistic obstacle course. Puncknowle is pronounced ‘punnel’ to go with ‘funnel’. Long Bredy shouldn’t be confused with its compounded sibling, Littlebredy, which in turn shouldn’t be confused with the neighbouring Litton Cheney. ‘Cheney’ is pronounced four different ways, depending on who you ask, but most locals say ‘Cheany.’
The best way to approach Litton…
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