It is, for the most part, a quiet village set in the serene Norfolk countryside, with little to disturb the peace but the ringing of its church bells on a Sunday morning.
But Weston Longville was shaken from its tranquillity this week by the ear-splitting sound of four huge detonations that rocked the area.
The noise had panic-stricken locals running for safety, with some getting in their vehicles to flee the village, fearing it was under some form of attack.
Others called 999 in alarm to report the blasts.
But it turned out Norfolk Constabulary was already well aware.
The sound had come from the controlled explosions of suspected Second World War munitions, as part of an operation which its officers had been helping to run.
The revelation that police had known about the blasts meant the mood in the village swiftly turned from fear to frustration that they had not warned locals what was about to happen at 10.30 on Wednesday morning.
Justyne Brooks, 36, said: "We had no warning at all. I'm still very shaken by this, as is my little boy, and find it disgraceful that no one notified us."
She had been getting ready to go out when the four explosions, in quick succession, shook her home.
"They were enormous and made my house shake. Even the coffee in my cup shook," she added.
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"I thought there were real bombs being dropped outside and genuinely thought we might die."
She quickly decided to evacuate her property and took her son, Stanley, three, and got in the car.
As she did so, she called a friend who lived nearby and had also felt the shocks.
Ms Brooks, who runs a pet tracking business, added: "In our day and age, you don't hear bombs, I truly felt we were in danger.
"Stanley likes to ride his pony out the back and it could have been disastrous if he was when the explosions went off."
Julie Cowley, of Weston Green - a nearby hamlet - was at home when she heard the explosions and also feared the worst.
"I immediately thought something catastrophic had happened," she said.
"Something that loud, you worry something awful has taken place. I just wish we had been warned.
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"I understand the police are worried about people getting in the way and trying to spectate, but a polite notice would have avoided so much worry.
"I don't understand why they didn't tell us."
Clare Morton, chairwoman of the parish council, had heard the explosions herself and agreed with complaints over the lack of a warning.
"Half the village must have heard them," she said. "There could have been a letter sent out.
"I do understand why that might have been difficult," she added.
"How far away do you send them? How many people should be involved?
"Over the past 30 years, we've had our fair share of controlled explosions but it doesn't make it any less shocking."
Unknown to villagers, the police operation had actually started two days earlier.
On Monday, officers had been called to a location on Rectory Road, in the village, following the discovery of a "large amount" of Second World War ammunition.
It is not known if the discovery was linked to the former airbase on Weston Longville's outskirts, RAF Attlebridge, which was used by both British and American bombers during the war.
Several structures are said to remain at the site.
Army bomb disposal experts, who are based in Colchester, were summoned to the location, to carry out controlled explosions.
Police said that because a 100m cordon was put in place and there were no residential properties within that area, they did not need to give any warning to the surrounding community.
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A police spokeswoman said: "Officers were called to an address in Weston Longville on Monday following reports that a large amount of WWII ammunition had been discovered.
"Officers attended the scene and the Explosive Ordinance Disposal team was contacted.
"Following an assessment by Colchester EOD, a series of controlled explosions were executed in order to make the ammunition safe."
Villagers may have to get used to increased noise levels.
Weston Longville is close to the route of the proposed Norwich Western Link road, which the county council wants to build between the NDR and the A47.
NORFOLK'S BURIED BOMBS
The discovery of Second World War bombs in the Norfolk countryside has become a relatively common occurrence.
Huge quantities of German explosives were dropped on the county during air raids, and a number of them failed to detonate.
In one incident in February, a 250kg bomb was dredged up from the river Yare by builders working on Great Yarmouth's third river crossing.
During a delicate operation to make it safe, it detonated.
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