Talk:Hatfield Peverel

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Flora Thompson

Flora Thompson, author of Lark Rise to Candleford, used the title Peverel for some of her writings and we have wondered where she got the name from.

We know that she spent some time working as a temporary post office assistant in Essex around 1897-98, and she says (in Heatherley p.156 of the 1998 version) that she saw her first film at Halstead, Essex in 1898.

It has been suggested that, since Hatfield Peverel is in that vicinity, she may have taken the name from there – indeed she may even have worked at the post office. Could it be that, when she was looking for a name later in life, her memory took her back to days that she wished to remember in Essex?

Is there a local historian who would like to follow this up?

For further information on Flora Thompson, and to contact researchers, see website [1]

--John Owen Smith — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.248.187 (talk) 23:10, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]