Notable People
Alpin Errol Thomson, born 1893 in Perth, Australia, played rugby union for Scotland in 1921, and first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1922 and 1923 and for a first-class Royal Navy team. He subsequently lived at Hawridge Place until his death on 6 March 1960.
Margaretta Scott, English actor of stage, film and television (1912–2005) lived in the village with her husband Composer John Wooldridge, daughter actor Susan Wooldridge and son theatre producer Hugh Wooldridge during the 1950s.
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