St Faith's Orphanage

St Faith's Orphanage is an orphanage near St. Mary Mead. Over the years many girls came from there to Miss Marple to be 'trained', and then going on to better paid jobs elsewhere.

St Faith's alumni

 * Gladys Martin - A Pocket Full of Rye
 * Kitty - A Pocket Full of Rye
 * Alice - The Body in the Library
 * Amy - The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
 * Clara - The Thumb Mark of St. Peter

Portrayals
The orphanage is featured in a major subplot of the 2013 ITV adaptation of Greenshaw's Folly. St. Joseph's College, Mill Hill, Barnet, a former Catholic seminary, was used as the filming location. In this episode, the orphanage appears to be located in Boreham Lovell, near St. Mary Mead. It is managed by Father Brophy and supported by a knitting circle, which includes among its members Miss Marple, Minnie Tulliver, Grace Ritchie and Cicely Beauclerk who is herself an orphanage alumni.

Other orphanage alumni mentioned in this episode include:
 * Alfred Pollock - gardener of Greenshaw's Folly
 * Edwin Beauclerk - late younger brother of Cicely.