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A General View of Agriculture in Oxfordshire

  • BCA - 2022.3813
  • Item
  • 1813

A general view of agriculture in Oxfordshire carried out in 1807 and published in 1813. Rates, thrashing mills and tillage. Drilling, wheat, beans and tares. Cattle and Labour. Relating to Bampton and its hamlets, Haddon, Weald, Cote, Aston, Lew, Chimney and Shifford. Report is written by Arthur Young and seems to use Mr. Singleton of Bampton as an example of of how things were done.

Janet Westman

Bampton at Time of the Enclosure Act 1821

  • BCA - 2022.3816
  • Item
  • 1821

These maps are copied from the document housed at St. Luke's Museum, in East Oxford. The Maps show The fish ponds and water courses, the areas of land and boundaries allocated to the Landowners and names of the plots. There are fish ponds marked in grey behind the Grange, by The Deanery, Weald Manor and down Cheyne Lane
Landowners are named as follows
Lord Shrewsbury, Jesus College, Miss CA Horde, H. Willis, L&T Dewe, James Dewe, The Revd G Richards, The Honourable J Coventry, H. Williams Lefsee, Abingdon Poor, Jos Andrews, Catherine Upjohn, Allotment for Tithes, The Dean and Chapter of Exeter, The Rev J Francis, Rev H Owen, W.J. Walker, Bernard Green, E. Whitaker, Josiah Andrews, G. Shingleton, Catherine Upjohn, Jos Barratt Esq, John Roberts , The Rev T Burrow, Swinbrook Charity, The Rev J Francis, John Kenn,
Names of Plots
Werge Furlong, Youngs Close, Pond Close, Cock, Hen and Chick Furlong, Burnthouse Closes, Bedsons Close, Lains Close, Wrights Hill Furlong, The Poor House, Pettifers Close, Kirks Close, Gravel Pits, The Bowling Green, Forty Acres, Grove Orchard, Dr Andrews, Forty Acres Furlong, Hawkins Piece, Lamperts Seven Acres, The Mews, Swinbrook Close, Home Orchard, Lower Orchard, Lissets Close, Fishers Bridge Close, Coppity Ground, Hows's Closes, Grove Orchard, Kirks Close, Clay Close, Little Clay, Landalls Mead, Calved Close, Dickinson Mead, Coneygra, Headland, Ten Acres F, Horse Close, The Knowl, Eight Acres, Barley ground, Eight Acre F, Gullivers Pieces, Rushey Close, Stray Close, Ham Court Orchard, Sandfords, Great Bourn, Watts Close, Bull Green, Furlong Shooting on Clanfield Footpath, Coxeters Furlong, Coxeter Piece, Varnells Furlong, Rake Ready Lane, Home Close, Spring Close, Bull Furlong, Thoroughout Furlong, Clay Furlong, Wright Hill Furlong, Home Orchard,

Janet Westman

The Swan Inn, Legal Documents

  • BCA - 2023.4065
  • Item
  • 1823-1831

Five handwritten Indenture Legal Documents relating to the sales and mortgages of the Swan Inn and adjoining land dating from 1823 to 1831, Also mentions Turnpike Gate and Kents Weir Gate.
Named in the documents are
John Wright
Rachel Bradshaw Clinch
Mary Vines
William Walcroft
Edward Fisher
Thomas Breakspeare
Edward Fisher
John Roberts
William Hanbury
Henry Whitaker
James Ward
Jonathan Arnatt

Janet Westman

Sandford Cottage, John White 1824

  • BCA - 2022.3729
  • Part
  • 1824

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)

Janet Westman

Shadrack 'Shepherd' Hayden 1829-1916

  • BCA - 2022.3722
  • Item
  • 1829 1916

Shadrack Hayden, known as Shadrack 'Shepherd' Hayden was a wonderful singer of folk music at a time when there were still many people who could not read and write and social history was past on very much in folks songs. His life was one of a shepherd and family man and makes for very interesting reading. In the photograph he is seen with one of his grandchildren.
You can hear the wonderful songs Shadrack sang on YouTube

https://youtu.be/Jfeu9JqA5Pg

Janet Rouse

Bampton Morris Dancers - Facts from 1870 - 1978

  • BCA - 2023.4108
  • Part
  • 1870

PDF Handwritten notes by Keith Chandler about Arnold Woodley restarting his Morris Team lots of facts about members of the team.
Listed below
Albert Townsend
Alec Wixey
Alistair Cook
Andrew Bathe
Andrew Carruthers
Andrew Pearman
Anthony Collett
Arnold Woodley
Bernie Basson
Clive Tanner
Colin Bathe
Colin Knight
Colin Leach
Charlie Buckingham
Don Fidler
Frank Purslow
Fred Fowler
Fred Scott
Geoffrey Adams
Graham Cook
Jim Townsend
Julian Fidler
John Pearman
John Titchener
Johnnie Buckingham
Ken Andrews
Lawrence Adams
Malcolm Willis
Martin Hewett
Mathew Green
Matt Curruthers
Mike Bowden
Nick Carruthers
Patrick Wixey
Paul Wixey
Richard Buckingham
Robin Connaughton
Steve Govier
Trevor Hewett

Janet Westman

Farm Sales Poster - Oxfordshire Down Lambs etc

  • BCA - 2023.4191
  • Item
  • 1873

Old Poster dated October 15th 1873. Advertising the sale of Oxfordshire Down Lamb, Cattle, Horses, Hogs and Wool, and Steam Engines. To be sold at Auction b Jonas Paxton and George Castle. At Home Farm Premises, Bampton

Janet Westman

Bampton Livestock Sale

  • BCA - 2024.6844
  • Item
  • 15th October 1873

Bampton Livestock Sale 15th October 1873

Janet Newman

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