Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham Suffolk is a village of half-timbered houses.  It seems that two poems originated from here, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by the poet Jane Taylor (23 September 1783 – 13 April 1824) and it is thought that the number of crooked buildings inspired the poem There Was A Crooked Man -

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile.

He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile.

He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,

And they all lived together in a little crooked house.