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Turville was home to Ellen Sadler, who fell asleep in 1871, aged eleven, and purportedly did not wake for nine years, becoming known as " The Sleeping Girl of Turvile ".

The case attracted international attention from newspapers, medical professionals and the public.

Rumours persist in the region that Sadler was visited by royalty for a " laying on of hands ".