Shirley Boyce was an Evacuee to Bampton during World War II and has written an account of her time in Bampton staying at a Manor House (Weald Manor?). Which had been divided into flats. She later stayed in Aston. The photo is of evacuated children from Bow, London playing in the grounds of Weald Manor in 1940. Two boys Kenny Howe and Leslie Tucker were billeted in New Road with Mr and Mrs Whighting?

Transcription of the contents of the Domesday Book relating to BAmpton and the surrounding villages including:

• Bampton
• Bampton Deanery
• Bampton (rex)
• Eynesham
• Bampton (Robert de Oilgi)
• Welde [Weald]
• Shifford (Bishop of Bayeux)
• Brighthampton (Bishop of Lincoln)
• Lew (Walter Giffard)
• Lew
• Brighthampton (William FitzOsbern, E of Hereford)

Horse fair and fun fair seen outside the west side of the Market Square. It would also have filled the Market Square. The Inn at the top left of the photograph is the Lamb, known by locals as The Tree because of the large Ash tree growing outside it. The Inn was completely demolished in 1960 to make way for building the Market Square Garage. The sign for the Talbot hotel shows the landlord to be W Norman. Almost every man wears a hat.

Horse Fair outside the Talbot. Carts outside Thompsons, the high class grocers

A fair was held in the Market Square at the same time as the Horse Fair. The square is filled with stalls which continue on down High Street. The sign 'Robinson Cheap Butcher' can be seen in the square.

Carousel on the south side of the Town Hall, coconut shy and a horse from the horse fair.

The fair stalls on the north side of the town hall

Card from Reg Pratley, Jubilee Inn

Horse Fair, ponies on Church Green sold for pit ponies. By Bourton Cottages

John Maher fined for driving offences