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petal · 21-07-2007, 04:03 PM

Is this true or false ?

There is an old folklore which relates the Horncastle floods to the change of the town's vicar. The vicar changed in 1919 & 1959, coinciding with floods in 1920 & 1960 (less than a year between the occurrences). Also, the vicar changed in 1980, the year of another flood. The current vicar, Mike Burson-Thomas, is due to hold his last sermon in Horncastle next month, so we will have another change.

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petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,639 Total Awards: 5	Horncastle folklore Is this true or false ? There is an old folklore which relates the Horncastle floods to the change of the town's vicar. The vicar changed in 1919 & 1959, coinciding with floods in 1920 & 1960 (less than a year between the occurrences). Also, the vicar changed in 1980, the year of another flood. The current vicar, Mike Burson-Thomas, is due to hold his last sermon in Horncastle next month, so we will have another change.
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