Located amidst peaceful countryside dotted with lots of tranquil sheep and cows is the picturesque village of Wrenbury.
The village charms you with thatched cottages and a church whose bells still ring every fifteen minutes.
St. Margaret's church dates from the fourteenth century and overlooks the village green.
It was caught up in a dispute between two families that lasted 400 years and that is not a typo.
The dispute was between two prominent families: the Cottons of Combermere Abbey and the Starkeys of Wrenbury Hall.
At question was the ownership of land and, believe it or not, church pews.
Their disagreement reached such a level that in 1748 the south side of the church officially became Cotton territory and the north side was allocated to the Starkeys.
Now that is a feud.
The village charms you with thatched cottages and a church whose bells still ring every fifteen minutes.
St. Margaret's church dates from the fourteenth century and overlooks the village green.
It was caught up in a dispute between two families that lasted 400 years and that is not a typo.
The dispute was between two prominent families: the Cottons of Combermere Abbey and the Starkeys of Wrenbury Hall.
At question was the ownership of land and, believe it or not, church pews.
Their disagreement reached such a level that in 1748 the south side of the church officially became Cotton territory and the north side was allocated to the Starkeys.
Now that is a feud.
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