Information about the Morris Dancers written by Arnold Woodley, Frank Woodley and Sonny Townsend Families mentioned as follows: Dixey Radband Flux Hudson Lay Pettifer Smith Butler Brooks Dafter Fidler Kerry Brown Tanner Woodley Townsend Cassiday Fowler Pearman Woodley Buckingham Picketts Edington Hunt
These three pictures show the Shirt Race over several years. The first race ever took place in 1953 to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. All the contestants wore long night shirts hence the name. The children's race is seen by the bridge in Buckland Road. In those days the race started by The Swan Inn just beyond the bridge on the left. In later years, the night shirts were done away with and with fewer and fewer prams available, the modes of transport have varied and the costumes are now so good there is a competition before the races to judge the best one.
Record of John White's memoirs created by his great great great grandchild AKA Jackie White. 1824-1905 Resident of Sandford Cottage married Ann Bedwell (servant of Dr. John Allen Giles)
Photographs supplied by Andrew Hilditch of views around Bampton views of Aston Road, Floods in Mill Green, Ampney Orchard, Shiill Brook from Bridges, Mount Owen, Pavilion in Buckland Road, Old farm house Weald Street, Primrose Cottages, St Mary's Trailer Park, RAF Bampton Aerials The Bridges Bridge Street, formerly called Mill Street, view of over field from Church Close
Views around Bampton supplied by Andrew Hilditch taken in 1988 showing Aston Road, Broad Street, Mercury Close, Cheapside Church Street., Bushey Road, Pococks Close
