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There are two versions of this story and both are variations on the same theme. In the first version, the Romans on arriving at the port of Rackley, near Compton Bishop on the River Axe, visited Loxton seeking somewhere to stay. They were refused and left for the neighbouring hamlet of Christon, where they were made welcome. It is believed that on leaving Loxton the Romans put a curse on the village.
In the second version, the Danes defeated by the Saxon king, Alfred of Wessex came to Loxton seeking refuge. They too were refused, so put a curse on Loxton and left for Christon.
In 1973, the Rev. Thomas Heaton wrote in the parish magazine 'The Messenger', that there were one or two people who thought that the various peculiar troubles and tragedies of the past in Loxton were due to this curse.
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