Wilbert Awdry
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Wilbert Vere Awdry, often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican priest, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He was the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other character
Reverend Awdry in 1988
Awdry's study, now preserved in the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum on the Talyllyn Railway
Wilbert Awdry cuts a birthday cake for Thomas the Tank Engine at The National Railway Museum, York, 1980.
Awdry's memorial plaque, shared with his wife Margaret, at Church Place, Rodborough, Gloucestershire
Ampfield
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Ampfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Test Valley in Hampshire, England, between Romsey, Eastleigh, and Winchester. It had a population at the 2001 census of 1,474, increasing to 1,
Wilbert Awdry
…was the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in his book series, The Railway Series. Wilbert Awdry was born at Ampfield vicarage near Romsey, Hampshire, on 15 June 1911. His father was Vere Awdry (1854–1928), the Anglican vicar of Ampfield, and his mother was Lucy Awdry…
St Mark's Church