The Legend Of The Goose Greyking
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Church has a statue of the Saint which also has a goose beside it. The statue itself was specially commsioned by Father Malcom Glaze when the church was converted from the orginal state to the present day church.
One version of the Legend is that St Werburgh had been interested in a flock of geese that visited the convent meadow and bath in the pond in Weedon. One goose was her favourite and St Werburgh named him Grayking. He had a black ring around his neck and was the fattest and happy looking of the flock.
Grayking was eaten by the convent steward, Hugh, because he looked very tempting and fat, but also because the flock of geese, which St Werburgh liked so much, had ruined his field of corn and he felt that they had not been punished enough by St Werburgh.
When St Werburgh found out this she was furious with the steward. She found the bones of the goose Grayking and ordered him to arise. The bones reformed and Grayking the goose stood before her.