Tag Archives: Fairford

Teaching the poor to read and write

by cotswoldhistory Posted on June 25, 2012

TweetThe Fairford Free School was established in 1738 as a result of bequests by Mary Barker and Elizabeth Farmor – the daughter and granddaughter of Fairford’s Lord of the Manor, Andrew Barker. Mary Barker had left money to be put … Continue reading →

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Farming, Friendships And Beer – The Arkells Of Kempsford

by cotswoldhistory Posted on February 23, 2010

TweetWhen journalist William Cobbett was touring southern England for his Rural Rides in the 1820s, he visited the village of Kempsford in the Cotswolds, and was impressed by the place. Kempsford – near the larger village of Fairford, with its … Continue reading →

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