The story of Eastrop Church is about how one of the smallest churches in the diocese grew to be one of the biggest.
Hamerton was a paper miller at Hook Mill in Newnham. He was a co-partner in the business with Robert Parker who was bankrupt at the time of Hamert
Somerby is a small village in east Leicestershire, some 5 miles south of Melton Mowbray.
Four wills and two inventories survive from this period.
