St Mary's was the parish church of the famous Mitford sisters, four of whom are buried in the churchyard. The tombstones are so weathered they can hardly be read, but that's a closeup of the novelist (or “Authoress”) Nancy Mitford's grave on the left. The picture on the right shows the graves of Nancy, the Hitler-stalking Unity, and the vile Diana.
I had to check Wikipedia when I got home to confirm that Unity's middle name had really been Valkyrie, and that it wasn't just some affectation she had adapted after becoming obsessed with Hitler. Not only was that really her name, but she was apparently conceived in a town called Swastika, in Ontario, while her parents were investigating a local gold mine as a possible investment.
I had to check Wikipedia when I got home to confirm that Unity's middle name had really been Valkyrie, and that it wasn't just some affectation she had adapted after becoming obsessed with Hitler. Not only was that really her name, but she was apparently conceived in a town called Swastika, in Ontario, while her parents were investigating a local gold mine as a possible investment.
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