Dr. Francis Pryor is an archaeologist and farmer who grew up in Weston and at Lannock Manor. He excavated in the Fens in the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s when he also became a sheep farmer. He and his wife Maisie (who is also a professional archaeologist) have established a livestock farm in the silt Fens near Spalding. He was a member of Channel 4’s popular TV series Time Team. In November 1982 he discovered the Bronze Age site at Flag Fen, Peterborough. Today it is a thriving visitor attraction.