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Tilney All Saints church: 'Candlestick' monument to Tom Hickathrift (MoCPB171.82)

All Saints Tilney

History of Tilney All Saints church

For the story of legendary Wisbech giant, Tome Hickathrift, see the Enid Porter Project:

http://www.enidporterproject.org.uk/content/cambridgeshire-traditions/stories/tom-hickathrift-wisbech-giant

Further information can be found in Enid Porter, Cambridgeshire Customs and Folklore, p188f.

See also, Tales of Old Cambridgeshire by Polly Howat, 1990. The first printed account of the story was probably in 1790, The History of Tom Hickathrift.

 

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