Marmalade

Owthorpe was once the seat of the Hutchinson family. Colonel Hutchinson was a leading Parliamentarian in the English Civil War and one of the signatories to the death warrant of Charles 1st. Come the Restoration, the Colonel escaped execution...

This citrus speciality carries the name Barnstone because it reminded us of the ups and downs of the historic Peverel family. Barnstone (previously known as Barnston) was once the home of Norman Knight, William Peverel, a favourite of William...

As the village’s name ends with a ‘by’, it denotes that it was a Danish settlement in the 9^th and 10^th centuries. There were many wells around the village, which helped the population grow and prosper. Two of these...

Ginger arrived in the UK in the late 10^th century, and was well known by the 11^th century. It was used for both medicinal and flavouring purposes and was probably bought here by returning Knights from the crusades.