This has been Newcastle village green since the Normans came. The old house on this side of the thatched pub is probably on the site of the administrative building of the manor. Remember that this manor had no resident lord. It was owned by the King of England and so a stewart would have been in charge.

Games were played here on the green. On a Sunday in 1308 a footballer form Newcastle, William Bernard fell on a spectator and a knife that Bernard was wearing stabbed the poor bystander by piercing him through the sheath of the dagger. Luckily the man wasntít seriously hurt. However, William had to pay the man for the injury he inflicted.

The Green was sometimes called the Pound, a place where markets and fairs were held. In 1608 Newcastle had a licence to hold a weekly market and two fairs a year on this Green. The fairs were held on the feast of St. Swithin and the feast of "All Saints".

[One of the children in traditional dress during our Heritage Day last year.]

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