The Life Of Flora

Find out more about the life of Flora Thompson, author of Lark Rise to Candleford.

Flora Thompson
Flora born in 1876 in Watford Tunnel Cottage in the hamlet of Juniper Hill, near Brackley.
The End House
Flora's childhood was situated in the rural farming community of Juniper Hill.
Cottisford Church
Flora was baptised at Cottisford Church, and also went to school in the village.

The Forge
Working in the Forge and Post Office gave Flora an insight into village affairs.
Family life
Flora married John Thompson in 1903, and the couple had three children.
Flora's writing
At first, John Thompson couldn't understand his wife's literary aspirations.
Memorial
Flora died from a heart attack in 1947, and is buried in a Dartmouth cemetery.