Notable People
- Mary Webb - the famous author, born in nearby Leighton and lived in Bayston Hill with her husband for the latter period of her life.
- Flight Lieutenant Eric Lock - a renowned Battle of Britain RAF pilot, who was born in the village. As one of The Few, Lock, shot down sixteen and a half Luftwaffe aircraft during the brief battle and ranked as the highest scoring British born pilot for number of kills. Lock then went on to become one of the highest scoring RAF pilots in World War II despite being killed after just twelve months of combat. Eric Lock Road in Bayston Hill is named after him
- Christopher Timothy - the TV and film actor lives in the village, famous for portraying James Herriott in the 1980s. More recently he has featured in the BBC soap drama Doctors.
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