The Godshill Pixies
The village of Godshill on the Isle of Wight has quite an interesting story attached to it with regards to the origin of its name, and some visitors may already be aware of the lucky pixy charms which are sold in the village. Usually these charms are found in the West Country, particularly Cornwall and Devon, but until recently Godshill was the only other place where these charms could be found.
In the beginning of the 15th Century it was decided to build a new church in the village, and the villagers discussed where it should built. Eventually they chose a field close to the centre of the village, and began to lay the foundations. The next day, they found that all the work had been undone, and the building materials had been moved to the top of a nearby hill.
Believing that they were a victim of a prank, the grumbling villagers returned the equipment to its original place and began work once again.
The following morning, they again discovered the foundations removed and placed carefully on top of the hill.
This happened the next day also, and the next, until someone realised that it must have been the pixies who had moved the materials. For reasons known only to them, the pixies wanted the church to be built on the hill. So the villagers took the pixies advice and built the church on the hill, which later came to be known as God's Hill.
