ðə kˈæsəl ɡˈɑːɹθ wʌz bˈɔːt baɪ ðə pˈæɹɪʃ kˈaʊnsəl ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə kˈiːp ɪɾ æz ɐn ˈoʊpən spˈeɪs ɪnðə hˈɑːɹt ʌvðə vˈɪlɪdʒ.
The castle garth was bought by the parish council in the 1980s in order to keep it as an open space in the heart of the village.