 The village boasted a second pub almost opposite the police station, The Crown.This was demolished in 1994, replaced by a Landrover sales garage which in 2012 was bought by BMW.An 1891 map shows a "school" in the grounds of St.Mary and St.Botolph Church and another "school" is marked adjacent to the police station - Whitton 'Open Air School' for those suffering from TB which was to grow into Thomas Wolsey School.