▁for ests ▁around ▁Le ek . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁written ▁record ▁c ites ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁St ▁Bar th ol ome w ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 3 ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁parish ▁church , ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁centuries ▁there ▁were ▁around ▁ 2 0 ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁C ary ▁map ▁of ▁Staff ord shire ▁shows ▁the ▁village ▁on ▁a ▁major ▁cross ro ads . ▁ ▁C ary ▁wrote ▁the ▁name ▁L ONG N OR ▁rather ▁than ▁Long nor , ▁a ▁style ▁shared ▁only ▁with ▁Le ek ▁and ▁C head le ▁in ▁Staff ord shire ▁north ▁of ▁Staff ord ▁and ▁The ▁Pot ter ies . ▁ ▁This ▁implies ▁that ▁Long nor ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁market ▁town ▁of ▁some ▁significance . ▁ ▁Method ist ▁history ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 , ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Chap el ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁John ▁Wes ley ▁once ▁pre ached ▁at ▁Long nor ▁while ▁passing ▁through ▁on ▁a ▁journey ▁from ▁She ff ield . ▁However ▁Method ist ▁pre ach ers ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁Method ist ▁society ▁before ▁this ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 9 . ▁The ▁full er ▁story ▁of ▁early ▁Method ism ▁in ▁Long nor ▁is ▁told ▁by ▁J . ▁B . ▁D ys on , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁brief ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Mrs ▁Cec ily ▁Fer g us on ▁who ▁later ▁was ▁host ess ▁to ▁John