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To find the quintessentially English village, look no further than Kirtling in Cambridgeshire. This is a place with an active local community life as well as strong links with the past through Kirtling Towers, now the home of Lord and Lady Fairhaven.
he Kirtling and Upend website reflects this diversity, with personal accounts of English village life after the war, mixed with information about events and activities in the community today.
 Take, for example, the gripping personal account of when a Lancaster bomber crashed at Kirtling in 1945. Or read fascinating historic documents that reveal something of what village life used to be like.
The site has had a positive effect, having successfully reunited old friends who have had some association with Kirtling in the past. One such visitor from Australia made this comment in the village guest book:
“This is such a wonderfully crafted example of bringing together key aspects of a community - the mixture of history and story telling, together with current events and services. Well done to all.”
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