The following year, in 1626, Nicholas Ferrar was ordained as a Deacon by William Laud (1573–1645) then Bishop of St David's and later Archbishop of Canterbury.
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In the 20th century, American-British poet T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) was inspired by the legacy of Little Gidding and incorporated historical elements and symbols into his long poem, "Little Gidding" from his collection Four Quartets (1945).
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The legacy of the Anglican community at Little Gidding had inspired American-English poet, T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) in writing the poem entitled Little Gidding, the final of four long poems that comprise the collection Four Quartets (1945).
Practical efforts were made in the religious households of Nicholas Ferrar at Little Gidding, 1625, and of William Law at King's Cliffe, 1743; and under Charles II, says Fr. Bede in his Autobiography, “about 12 Protestant ladies of gentle birth and considerable means” founded a short-lived convent, with William Sancroft, then Dean of St Paul's, for director.
Memorials in the church include one to Erasmus Ferrar, brother of Nicholas Ferrar, founder of the Anglican community at Little Gidding.
The Northamptonshire part went to form the Oundle and Thrapston Rural District, and from the Huntingdonshire part, the parish of Elton became part of Norman Cross Rural District whilst the parishes of Great Gidding, Little Gidding and Winwick became part of Huntingdon Rural District.