The Quaker Meeting House
The Tasburgh Meeting House was established in 1707 when John Sporle of Hempnall sold buildings and land to by Robert Jarmyn of Woodton.
The Religious Society of Friends, known as 'Quakers' had its origins in 1647. Their nickname was coined by a magistrate in Derby who said that they should tremble or quake before the Lord. Quakers were allowed to worship legally after the Act of Toleration, 1689 was passed, and their membership quickly grew. Early meetings were held in houses, the open air and, in some cases, prisons.
The Quaker community appointed a board of trustees to oversee its use as a Meeting House and burial ground. Records show members and non-members from a wider local areas were buried there. At a meeting in 1717 it was decided that gravestones would not be erected.