The television series Worzel Gummidge was filmed in part here, including scenes at the school.
The television series Worzel Gummidge was filmed partly at or near King's Somborne, as well as nearby Braishfield.
Worzel Gummidge, a fictional scarecrow created by Barbara Euphan Todd
Bill Maynard also appeared as a scarecrow called Sergeant Beetroot.
His credits, many with lifelong friend and collaborator Willis Hall, include satires such as That Was The Week That Was, BBC-3 and The Frost Report during the 1960s, the book for the 1975 musical The Card, Budgie, Worzel Gummidge, and Andy Capp (an adaptation of the comic strip).