Bampton Community Archive
The Story Behind The Naming of Bampton Volume 1
Jane Wallis, Janet Rouse and Jane Barnes with photographs by Janet Rouse 1
An imprint of the Bampton Community Archive
The Story Behind The Naming of Bampton Volume 1
An exhibition in the Vesey Room of the Bampton Library 4th May until 27th June 2009
Text by Jane Wallis Photographs by Janet Rouse
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Extract from the sale catalogue of the Earl of Shrewsbury’s Estate, Bampton 1841. Reproduced by kind permission of Oxford Records Office
Aymer de Valance was a highly trusted vassal, as once built, a castle was a dangerous thing, as it provided a strong defensive position that could
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A Bampton Community Archive publication. First published May 2009 Reprinted Sept 2019 BCA-51 www.bamptonarchive.org
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