▁In ▁the ▁first ▁edition , ▁the ▁word ▁" W esse x " ▁is ▁used ▁only ▁once , ▁in ▁chapter ▁ 5 0 ; ▁Hard y ▁extended ▁the ▁reference ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁edition . ▁Hard y ▁himself ▁wrote : ▁“ I ▁am ▁rem ind ed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁chap ters ▁of ▁Far ▁from ▁the ▁M adding ▁Crow d … ▁that ▁I ▁first ▁vent ured ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁word ▁‘ W esse x ’ ▁from ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁early ▁English ▁history … ▁– ▁a ▁modern ▁W esse x ▁of ▁rail ways , ▁the ▁pen ny ▁post , ▁m ow ing ▁and ▁re aping ▁machines , ▁union ▁work h ouses , ▁luc ifer ▁matches , ▁labour ers ▁who ▁could ▁read ▁and ▁write , ▁and ▁National ▁school ▁children .” ▁ ▁P ud d let own ' s ▁parish ▁church ▁has ▁significant ▁architect ural ▁interest , ▁particularly ▁its ▁furn ish ings ▁and ▁monuments . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁ 1 2 th - century ▁font ▁and ▁well - pres erved ▁wood work , ▁including ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁box ▁p ew s . ▁Hard y ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁church , ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁provided ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁fict ional ▁settlement ▁of ▁We ather bury ▁In ▁The ▁Mayor ▁of ▁C aster bridge , ▁Hard y ▁briefly ▁mentions ▁two ▁characters ▁from ▁Far ▁from ▁the ▁M adding ▁Crow d ▁– ▁Far mer ▁Ever den e ▁and ▁Far mer ▁B old wood , ▁both ▁in ▁happ ier ▁days . ▁ ▁Ada