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Credit: The parish registers of England / J. Charles Cox. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![was felt in the Neighbouring Towns of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. Thomas Barrett, Vicar The following are among other eighteenth-century storms named in registers:— 1746 (Htmton, Kent). On Midsummer day this year happened the greatest storm of Thunder and Lightening Wind and Rain yt was ever known in the memory of man. 1749 (Baslow, Derbyshire), Augt. 2 2d. The same night was the most terrible for lightning, thunder, and rain there was ever known in this age. 1763 {Bunion, Kent). On nineteenth day of August this year happened a much greater storm of Thunder Wind Hail and Rain than in the year forty six. The hailstones bein Six and Seven Inches round. 1767 (Askham, Westmoreland). Memorandum that in the night between Jan. ye 10th and nth there happened the greatest fall of snow I ever remember; the snow was so deep that I could not go to Church, Jan. the nth being Sunday, an accident that never happened to me before in the course of my ministry, and I am now in the forty-eightte of it. William M'Iver, vicar of Askham r795 (-Frees, Salop), February. The largest Flood and the severest Frost that has been ever known by the oldest inhabitant, Mr. Morleton. [The great frost of 1794-5 lasted from 24 Dec. to 24 Feb.] 1807 {Eaton-under-Hey wood, Salop), 22nd July. A most awful and tremendous storm of Thunder, Lightning, Hail and Rain. Hail fell in this neighbourhood 4 to 5 inches in length resembling broken ragged Ice. The wheat cut off at the heads, windows destroyed, everywhere the Hail could reach. Fruit and Gardens nearly destroyed. In short—It was an awful visitation; may it ever be remembered in this neigh- bourhood. Rd. Fleming A.B., at that period Curate The Cherry Burton, E. R. Yorks registers contain several noteworthy entries towards the close of the seven- teenth century:— 1684. On the 12 of November were seene two sunns in the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21352422_0259.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
