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The Pied Piper of Newtown

Francheville, now Newtown, was once home to one of the busiest ports on the Solent but now only boasts a handful of houses.

A legend suggests one person is linked to the village's decline. Tom Hepworth looks into the story of the Pied Piper of Newtown.

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