For everyone who missed Real Radio’s ‘Village of the Week’ competition this week, (It was on rather early) here are the questions I was asked. I eventually finished with 8/15 but I’d be interested to know if any readers could have done better. The questions ‘starred’ are the ones I got right. Answers at the foot of the page.

(1) What type of stone was quarried from Cockfield Fell?

(2) There is a ‘mass grave’ in Cockfield church cemetery; from which war is it thought to have come from?

(3) * What did George Dixon discover?

(4) * In which century was Cockfield church built?

(5) There is a famous stone statue in St Mary’s church; what is it called?

(6) * What year did Cockfield school open?

(7) * What number bus do you catch from Cockfield to Bishop Auckland?

(8) * What is the maximum penalty for letting your dog foul on the village green?

(9) * What time does the post office close on a Saturday?

(10) Who is the singer at the Queens Head on Saturday night?

(11) In 1893 the township of Cockfield had a rateable value of how much? £983 - £6,587 or £9,736.

(12) The parish of Cockfield and Woodland is how big? 4416 acres - 5276 acres or 3729 acres.

(13) What was the number of inhabitants in Cockfield in1801? 461 - 579 or 934.

(14) St Mary’s church was extensively restored in 1868, but what was the cost? £270 - £397 or £540.

(15) * There is a 3 bedroom house for sale in The Fallows; What is the price? £80,000 - £90,000 or £100,000.

Answers.

(1) WHINSTONE. (2) ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (3) COAL GAS (4) 1230 (5) UNKNOWN GIRL.

(6) 1910 (7) 8 (8) £200 (9) 12.00pm (10) JOANNA.

(11) £6,587 (12) 4,416 ACRES (13) 461 (14) £270** (15) £100,000.

On question (14) ** I answered the highest amount because I thought it had cost much more than they had said. On doing my own research I’ve discovered the actual cost of the restoration was £1,164 5s 1d.

I’ll be contacting them for the point back!!

Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed my time on the radio, even if you needed to be a mastermind contestant to answer the last 5 questions and it helps to put Cockfield on the map!

Just the ‘stick’ to put up with in The Bottom House now!!