This Day in History: 1845-01-11

1845 – Norton Bavant & Tisbury – ETHELDRED ANNA MARIA BENNETT, died at Norton Bavant. She was considered to be the first female Geologist, collecting a vast range of fossils including many new species, she published widely, and was recognised as an expert in her field. She never married and lived for much of her life in Norton Bavant and is buried in the Churchyard