Its elevation made it an ideal vantage point for the Saxons against raiding parties from the coast .
The village is thought to have been founded in Saxon times , with its original name , Legra , meaning ' lookout ' .
Its elevation made it an ideal vantage point for the Saxon against raiding parties from the coast .
The village is thought to have been founded in Saxon times , with its original name , Legra , meaning ' lookout ' .