Notable Residents
Samuel Pegge (1704-1796), antiquary and vicar of Whittington and Heath for many years, was buried here. He was an antiquarian and published a number of books including republishing a very early cookery book, Forme of Cury. Thomas Gascoyne, a record breaking cyclist who died in World War I was born here.
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