Their home was the Rectory and adjacent the church. It was here that the young 'Lewis' began his interest in verse. He wrote many verses and poems and wrote and edited a magazine entitled "The Rectory Umbrella" which he kept for private circulation amongst the members of the household.

The young man went on to be educated first at Richmond School and then to Rugby and Christcurch, Ocford. He is buried in Guildford.

An old resident, Granny Pickersgill, who died in 1933 aged 90 years, told of the wonderful puppet and conjuring shows in his miniature theatre and the weird games he invented and played under the Acacia tree on the lawn. Granny, who lived in Lilac Cottage was a great favourite with Lewis who loved to visit her and enjoy a cup of tea with her famous griddle cakes. The late Miss Elizabeth Joblin, a friend of Granny, had vivid memories of the Dodgsons. She described the quaint sisters of Lewis Carroll wearing long full skirts like umbrellas. Miss Elizabeth Dodgson was her Sunday school teacher.

Mrs Dodgson died suddenly in 1851 at Croft and both she and the Rector are buried in the churchyard near the North wall in a railed-in altar tomb.

The village newsletter ran a series of articles about the life and times of Lewis Carroll. These articles are now available to be read online using the menu on the left hand side of the screen.