This church is set is a beautiful tranquil setting. The only noise is from the birds. The church here is only used for occasional services, but it is open and wlecoming, and there are usually a few visitors looking around, such is the story behind it.
Nicholas Ferrar was the son of a London merchant and he succeeded his elder brother John as company director, handling the day to day running of the business. Financial problems in 1624 led to John being made bankrupt and to the family having a rethink on life. They felt that they should renounce worldliness and live a life of godliness instead.
Nicholas and John's widowed mother bought the manor of Little Gidding as part of a deal to rescue John from his bankruptcey and the whole family, which numbered some 40 people in total, moved to Little Gidding in 1625, their move being hastened by an outbreak of plague in London in that year.
