One of the outlying houses is "Styles Hill," inhabited by one family of the Sheppards, all of whom soon became dear friends of the Dean.

Another was the "Pear-tree" Cottage, an uninteresting red brick house, where Mr.Rogers provided a residence for the young curate.

The incumbent of the parish, when Ramsay went there, was the Rev.John Methwen Rogers of Berkley, who was non-resident.

The duties of Rodden were too small to employ his whole time, and in the following year (1817) Ramsay became curate also of Buckland Dinham, the rector of which was non-resident and lived at a distance, so that the curate had the sole charge of the parish.

In his work at Buckland, Ramsay took great delight, and soon won the hearts of his people, although many of them were Wesleyan Methodists of the old type[3].