Bampton oxon history book

Publications and exhibition catalogues the bampton archive. The books cover an incredible range of subjects including a wealth of local history, the natural environment, bampton people and events. Bampton archive, originally bampton museum, is based in the vesey room of the old grammar school building, which many people will recognise from tv it served as. Founded in 2001, bampton community archive was set up to gather historical and contemporary records and information about bampton and its surrounding villages. Ron amos recalls life in bampton in oxfordshire in the 1950s including the shirt races, flooding and electricity being installed in primrose cottages but. Bampton photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Though not named in domesday book, the hundred may be identified with two. Bampton, also called bampton inthebush, is a settlement and civil parish in the thames valley about 4 1. One states that in about 1142 ad during the reign of stephen, matilda built a motte castle.

At the time of the norman conquest, bampton was one of the three largest settlements in the county and in the domesday book of 1086 there is already mention of a market in bampton. The bampton archive the archives of bampton, oxfordshire. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. You can read and purchase some of our most popular books right here.

Bampton, the centre of an anglosaxon royal estate and hundred, site of a late anglosaxon minster, and formerly a market town, lies close to the river thames c. There are 4 ways to get from london to bampton by train, taxi, bus, car or plane. Guide to bampton proper, oxfordshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. The domesday book recorded that it was a market town by 1086. It is a place of great antiquity, its history running back beyond the time of the norman conquest. Downton abbey in bampton book one experience oxfordshire. I have always and always will reguard bampton as my home. Bampton, also called bamptoninthebush, is a settlement and civil parish in the thames. This volume contains the histories of five ancient parishes in the west of oxfordshire near the river thames, comprising the small town of bampton and some villages and hamlets. History of the parish and town of bampton, with the district and hamlets.

The bampton archive has been holding exhibitions for nearly 20 years and many of them. Street party, glebelands, on the occasion of charles and dianas wedding in 1981. Memories of bampton, oxfordshire public group facebook. Each one of them is an important part of the telling of the story of the village. Bampton proper, oxfordshire genealogy genealogy familysearch. London to bampton 3 ways to travel via train, taxi, bus. I walk around the village which brings back lots of memories. The 10 best bampton hotel deals may 2020 tripadvisor. The exhibition will run until october 28 in the versey room in bampton library building. I was born in bampton in 1957, my family moved away to dunstable to give us a start in life.

Coach loads of downton abbey fans have been turning up in the oxfordshire village. Cromwell and his army were in midoxfordshire, and on arrival at. The bampton community archive was founded in 2002 to record, preserve and share the social history of this unique village in oxfordshire. The 2011 census recorded the parishs population as 2,564 bampton is variously referred to as both a town and a village. The ancient parish, part of a much larger parochia dependent on bampton minster, was the largest in oxfordshire, comprising 11,238 a. Bampton community archive new contributions community. The times i remember are of going to the fields in may. Bampton, meaning beamtun the settlement by the tree or cross, was a major late anglosaxon centre. From romans to railways, cars to castles, saxons to schools, morris dancing to mystery there will be something to tempt you. Bampton beam september 2014 by james wildman issuu.

The hit tv series downton abbey was filmed at highclere castle in berkshire and bampton in oxfordshire. Special exhibition makes bamptons history a family affair. Bampton castle was in the village of bampton, oxfordshire grid reference. The real downton abbey village bampton library, bampton. Though chiefly looking to markets at witney and oxford the area was long dominated by bampton, the centre of a large anglosaxon estate, site of a late anglosaxon. Guide to bampton lew, oxfordshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy.

Domesday book did not generally differentiate tenants in bampton and weald. These include photographs, documents, newspaper cuttings, sound and video files and much more. The publically accessible archive database contains thousands of records relating to life in the village past and present. We endeavour to enable all individuals in our school community to learn together, grow in respect, tolerance and understanding of the world in which we live and embrace christian values, to. Bampton is then mentioned in the domesday book of 1086. Bampton lew, oxfordshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The bampton archive was founded in 2002 to record and save the social history of this unique village in oxfordshire.