"Ain't It Grand to be Bloomin' Well Dead." is one. I usually resort to "Tom Pierce" [=Widecombe Fair?] or my own "Plastic Flower Seeds".

Joe, Years ago the magazine "The Essex Countryside" published a very good article on the pagan stone at Beauchamp (pronounced Beecham) Roding. It told the legend of how the stone, which the pagans used to worship, was brought down to the village to be incorporated into the Christian church which was then being built. This was done so that the pagans would have to come to the church when they wanted to worship their stone. This was a common practice in those times and several other churches were mentioned which had 'pagan stones' built into their walls (Stratford is the only other one that I can remember).

Legend has it that during the night, the devil came down (or would that be UP) and took the stone back to its rightful home on the top of a nearby hill.

The church builders brought it back down again the next day, but it was returned to its hilltop again that night. After trying several times, the church builders finally gave up the battle and built their church up on the hill alongside the stone.

When you next go to England, be sure to include Beauchamp Roding on your tour and see the pagan stone in the churchyard.