It was known for many years as bampton in the bush, because it was located in the centre of. Bampton, st marys church historic oxfordshire guide. Street party, glebelands, on the occasion of charles and dianas wedding in 1981. You can read and purchase some of our most popular books right here. There is a reading room and library, and public rooms for entertainments. Bampton and district local history society, cumbria. John bampton, english clergyman who gave his name to one of protestant christendoms most distinguished lectureships, the bampton lectures at oxford university. History of the parish and town of bampton, with the district and hamlets. Memories of bampton, oxfordshire public group facebook. The publically accessible archive database contains thousands of records relating to life in the village past and present. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. This years event featured a duck race, teddy bear parachuting form the top of st michaels church tower, tombola, white elephant sales and special opening hours by most of the villages shops, cafes and pubs.
Exciting news from bampton community archive following a great deal of hard work by members of bampton community archive and the unbounded support and cooperation from the bampton exhibition foundation we are delighted to announce that our tenancy of the vesey room and the top floor of the library building is now official. It is in the archdeaconry of dorchester in the diocese of oxford. Blenheim palace, buscot park, friars court, kelmscott manor. Bampton oxfordshire bamptoninthebush public group facebook. This a group for people to share memories, photos, history, etc of bampton, oxfordshire, past. Foreign language teaching may be of any modern or ancient foreign language and should focus on enabling pupils to make substantial progress in one language. Highmoor brook formed the northwestern boundary presumably by the 15th century, when quitrents for a meadow on its west bank belonged to the lord of haddon. Bampton was chosen to double as the fictional northern village of downton in the hit itv series downton abbey. Limestone with ashlar front and coursed rubble to remainder. The club has senior, youth, junior, and veteran teams. The ceremonial county borders warwickshire to the northwest, northamptonshire to the northeast, buckinghamshire to the east, berkshire to the south, wiltshire to the southwest and gloucestershire to the west. The small oxfordshire market town of bampton has a long history. Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online.
Rev j a giles, history of the parish and town of bampton oxford. 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 minster, and formerly a market town. The rate of unemployment in bampton is both lower than the average for oxfordshire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The exeter book of ad 1070 records the toponym as bemtun. Martin postcard 1911 the grange bampton oxon oxfordshire ebay. Cromwell and his army were in midoxfordshire, and on arrival at. History over a thousand years of worship in bampton click here to use the interactive plan of the church to find out more about the history of st marys. The development gives easy access network of major road routes including the a40, a34 and m40, connecting the development to london, wales, birmingham and manchester. The hermitage and priory cottage, bampton, oxfordshire. It consists chiefly of three streets with a spacious marketplace. Weald manor, bampton, oxfordshire history in structure.
Bampton, oxfordshire history, travel, and accommodation. Exhibitions the archive puts on three or so exhibitions a year in the robert vesey room on subjects as varied as bampton at war, bell ringing in bampton, agriculture and morris dancing tradition in bampton. The hit tv series downton abbey was filmed at highclere castle in berkshire and bampton in oxfordshire. I have always and always will reguard bampton as my home. Each one of them is an important part of the telling of the story of the village. Each august bank holiday monday bampton, near exmoor, is the venue for a huge village open day. These include photographs, documents, newspaper cuttings, sound and video files and much more. Our programme of meetings is primarily focussed on specifically local subjects, with an emphasis on seeking out bamptons history on the ground. The ceremonial county borders warwickshire to the northwest, northamptonshire to the northeast, buckinghamshire to the east, berkshire to the south, wiltshire to. The bampton and district local history society aims to record and investigate the physical and social history in the bampton area. Real ales, fine wines, garden area with patio, jukebox, darts, aunt. Bampton meadows new homes in bampton taylor wimpey.
Bampton oxfordshire bampton inthebush has 1,9 members. I was born in bampton in 1957, my family moved away to dunstable to give us a start in life. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Full text of history of the parish and town of bampton, with. Primary school bowling green close, bampton, oxon ox18 2nj. It is in the victorian former primary school building in church view. Clanfield is a village and civil parish about three miles 5 km south of carterton, oxfordshire. A p baggs, eleanor chance, christina colvin, c j day, nesta selwyn and s c townley, bampton, in a history of the county of oxford. Bampton photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Bampton meadows is a brand new development coming soon to bampton, oxfordshire.
Weald manor is a grade ii listed building in bampton, oxfordshire, england. Our programme of meetings is primarily focussed on specifically local subjects, with an emphasis on seeking out bampton s history on the ground. Hugh wallis, igi batch numbers for oxford, england, igi batch numbers, accessed 17 january 2014. Bampton oxfordshire bamptoninthebush has 1,9 members. The bampton community archive was founded in 2002 to record, preserve and share the social history of this unique village in oxfordshire. The bampton area has been settled since the iron age and roman periods. Two general volumes were published in 1907 and 1939, but detailed work on individual parishes and towns did not begin until the 1950s60s, with the most recent volume published in august 2019. Bampton is then mentioned in the domesday book of 1086. For a great history lesson on robert vesey, read his bio on the save bampton old grammar school campaign website. Bob bampton books list of books by author bob bampton. Since the earliest, maybe stoneage times, bampton has been the ideal site for a settlement. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
Bampton castle was the name of the telephone exchange in the village. The bampton archive was founded in 2002 to record and save the social history of this unique village in oxfordshire. Downton abbey in bampton book one experience oxfordshire. Since the earliest, maybe stoneage times, bampton has been the ideal site for a. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a family history center or at the family history library. London to bampton 3 ways to travel via train, taxi, bus. The rate of claiming any benefit which includes in work benefits is more than 10% lower in bampton than the national average, suggesting higher. Home modern foreign languages national curriculum requirements for key stage 2. Learn about the victoria county history of oxfordshire. The church of st mary the virgin, bampton, oxfordshire lies at the centre of an ancient parish within an anglosaxon royal estate and on the site of a late anglosaxon minster from 950 or. On the left above is a bampton wagon built by george davey c1900 being exhibited at bampton charter fair in 2014. Bampton youth centre was founded in 1984 to provide facilities for children and teenagers. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of bampton.
Sp30033103 bampton bushey row west side 44 bampton house ii house. Bampton town football club is affiliated to the oxfordshire football association and plays at buckland road, bampton. The parish includes the hamlet of little clanfield one mile 1. Or visit one of our local villages, bampton, where many scenes of downton abbey were filmed. The church of saint mary the virgin is the church of england parish church of bampton, west oxfordshire. Oxfordshire abbreviated oxon, from oxonium, the latin name for oxford is a county in south east england. Two are priests, the oldest being thomas plymmyswode, vicar of bampton in 1401.
Welcome to st marys for almost a thousand years st marys church has played its part at the centre of the village of bampton in oxfordshire, and today it continues to be a vibrant influence within our local community as well as a beautiful centrepiece to the village. 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. St marys church, the old grammar school and a number of cottages have been used as locations and some of the most famous scenes have been shot there over the past few years, including lady marys wedding to matthew crawley, filmed at st marys. The exchange still exists, serving bampton and neighbouring villages. Originally published by victoria county history, london, 1996. Below is an old photo of carts outside george daveys house and business in silver street, on fair day c1910. Bampton, an ancient parish, a markettown, and a hundred in oxfordshire. For access, see england census records and indexes online.
Bampton, oxfordshire community magazine downton abbey. Memories of bampton, oxfordshire has 1,440 members. Combe head and wonham house are residences in the neighbourhood. I walk around the village which brings back lots of memories. The book of bampton description the life, times and history of a favourite devon village are celebrated in this popular community history, now reprinted after many requests from the people of bampton. The domesday book recorded that it was a market town by 1086. The cotswolds is dripping in history, from ancient churches and barns, to roman ruins and gothic monasteries, there is a wealth of activity on your doorstep. Bampton, also called bamptoninthebush, is a settlement and civil parish in the thames. Bampton, also called bamptoninthebush, is a village and civil parish in the thames valley about as part of the cotswolds. The bampton archive the archives of bampton, oxfordshire. Bampton studied at trinity college, oxford, and was a prebendary of salisbury cathedral from 1718 until his death.
Alfred married elizabeth hart, had 2 sons george and edward, anyone researching this family. The hermitage and priory cottage is a grade ii listed building in bampton, oxfordshire, england. It was handicraft night where members took aprons theyd made to enter into the forthcoming county fete. Cassington, oxfordshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Hipped slate roof, flanking ashlar and rendered chimneys. There are 4 ways to get from london to bampton by train, taxi, bus, car or plane. Pallots marriage and birth indexes, guide to parishes. Bampton, meaning beamtun the settlement by the tree or cross, was a major late anglosaxon centre.
It was presumably so named in order to reduce confusion with telephone exchanges for other places in britain called bampton which did not have castles. The town, which is in the witney county court district and union, stands on a small tributary of the thames, is 5 miles sw from witney, 14 w from oxford, and 79 from london by the g. Ofhs parish records date finder, oxfordshire family history society, accessed 24 january 2014. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. Domesday book did not generally differentiate tenants in bampton and weald. A potted history there is much to say about the history of bampton, and we will do our best to link it to evidence and clues which may be seen in the town today. 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. We would like to know your stories of bampton past and present. Old postcards england street view history world memories pictures roads outdoor. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Here youll find a range of three, four and five bedroom homes in a wellconnected location. It is owned, and has been restored, by a local resident. It is a place of great antiquity, its history running back beyond the time of the norman conquest. The times i remember are of going to the fields in may.
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