There is evidence of Neolithic occupation of the parish, and a number of Roman finds have been uncovered in the village; as well as a Roman silver ring and a 2nd-century jug, archaeologists found a potential Roman settlement in the village as well as Roman cheese press.
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-If yogurt and cheese are on your personal menu, one of the most complete mail-order inventory of cultures, cheese molds, cheese presses and classes for hobbyists is available from the New England Cheesemaking Supply Co ., Box 85, Ashfield, MA 01330-0085 or at www . cheesemaking . com on the Internet.
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Originally a defensive house in its own right, the lower level of the Old House is an undercroft, or vaulted basement chamber, with 1.5 metre thick walls-in times of attack the original tenant family would have retreated here with their valuables, although in its later use as the farm managers house, it is now presented as a storage and work room, housing a large wooden cheese press.
