Notable People
The village was the birthplace of John Bythesea, a naval officer awarded the Victoria Cross. Michael Hart was born in Freshford in c. 1814 and emigrated to Christchurch in New Zealand in 1850, where he was chosen as the 7th Mayor of Christchurch.
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