November 24, 2021 5.27 pm This story is over 28 months old

Meet ‘The Lincolnshire Village Idiot’ trying to visit every parish in England

He has just over 10,000 to go!

By Local Democracy Reporter

A Lincolnshire-born man has set himself the bold challenge of visiting every single civil parish in England, documenting his journey on YouTube.

The self-titled Village Idiot, also known as Andy, was born in Saxilby and now lives in Rotherham, but he said living in a town has prompted him to miss his previous village life.

This inspired him to start a YouTube channel in January 2021 and embark on a unique but brilliant challenge: visiting every single civil parish England has to offer.

He describes himself as “the man with a GoPro, a car, and an unhealthy amount of time” and uploads to YouTube once a day in a new location.

There are 10,449 parishes in England, according to Andy, and he has visited just over 300 so far on his challenge, which he is anticipating will take 25-30 years to complete.

Andy said of the challenge he has set himself: “I’ve got plenty of time on my hands, so I’m confident.”

You can watch his videos on The Village Idiot YouTube channel.