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The Pest house lies in the south west corner of the
churchyard of All Saints Church. It is a small single room building of brick and
tile, which was built as cottage for the poor by the Church Wardens and
overseers of the poor, on land given by Julian Smith
Pest is the old word for plague and like other Pest Houses built in England, it
was subsequently used to house local inhabitants or travellers suffering from
the plague, smallpox and other infectious diseases.
It is now in the ownership of the Odiham Consolidated Charities whose trustees have consigned the care and maintenance of the Pest House to the Odiham
Society.
The maintenance of the Pest house and its surroundings costs money and any
donations put into the wall safe are most gratefully received.
A Guide to the Pest House is available - see Publications
page.
