A TUDOR Fair will commemorate Burtonwood's 400-year history next month.

Sir Thomas Bold founded The Chapel of Burtonwood in 1605 and on May 14 the village, which incorporates Westbrook civic parish, marks the event.

Lynn Mayne, fair organiser, said: "We're very lucky to have so much history right here in the heart of Burtonwood.

"And we hope that the Tudor fair will give everyone a sense of what 1605 was like.

"A lot of people have pulled together to make it a success and there will be lots of homemade goods and food."

The produce on sale will include mead made from a Burtonwood bee-keeper's honey, lemonade from an ancient recipe, beef and pork rolls, a Tudor dish of pottage, and lots of handcrafted goods.

There will also be a performance of The Canterbury Tales and dancing from the Thelwall Morris Men.

Lynn said: "Four hundred years ago plays were performed by groups of actors who travelled the country in horse drawn carts called pageant wagons.

"They would perform in the town square or village common and then move on.

"Burtonwood's Canterbury Tales will be in modern English and includes females in the cast but, we hope, will give an authentic feel."

The fair is opening with a procession led by Queen Anne and James I, in full Tudor costume.

All money raised will be donated to St Michael's church.