Frampton

Frampton is a picturesque village four miles south of Boston and is know as a village of trees.  The  Mill Hill crossroads  copse is a colourful sight in springtime with a carpet of snowdrops and daffodils.  On Ralph’s Lane, a commemorative plaque marks the site of the gibbet where in 1792 Ralph Smith was the last body to be hung in chains in the Boston area.

St Mary’s Church in the heart of the village, has a late 12th century tower and broach spire.  Opposite the church in the “Moores Arms Inn”,which dates back to 1690, and was formerly know as the ”Duke of Cumberland”, however, was renamed around 1880 after Col. Moore who live at Frampton Hall.  The Hall was built in 1725 by Coney Tunnard, and there are rabbits carved into the stonework of the building, as a play on his name. 

The Greenwich Meridian, marked by a plaque and Millennium beacon, is crossed on the way to Frampton Marsh, which forms part of the RSPB reserve. 

Although, there are no shops in Frampton, there are some charming lanes to walk down on a summers evening, probably finishing off for refreshment at the “Moores Arms”, where you can ponder over the days events with the locals.