It is one of the remaining artifices which the Earl of Coventry built to add artistic interest to views from the park at his distant estate, Croome Court.

Pirton Tower and some of the other follies became purposed as local picnic houses.

When the Black Death arrived in Pirton c. 1357, it was tremendously harmful for the villagers.

The surviving residents had to move to the countryside at the time of the black death.

Pirton Level Crossing is a highly filmed location for Rail Enthusiasts.