Category Archives: History
South Hill fought for King and Country
Few people can have missed the articles in the press and on the TV, reminding us that this year is the centenary of the start of the Great War, the war to end all wars. The young men of South Hill and Golberdon also went to fight for King and Country one hundred years ago.
Parish Roads Backalong
A Historical Perspective
If you think the state of our roads is bad at the moment, spare a thought for those who had to negotiate the lanes of South Hill in the past. It was not until 1894 that local councils became responsible for maintaining minor roads, such as those which criss cross our parish, and even then local roads were not surfaced with tarmac. Before the 1890s, only the main ‘turnpike roads’ between towns would have been maintained in a condition which would have enabled wheeled carts or coaches to travel along them. South Hill parish contained no turnpike roads.