Tag Archives: National Archives

Of This Place: An Infant Left Behind Forever

by cotswoldhistory Posted on December 12, 2011

Tweet The Kinneir family has a long history in Cricklade, members being recorded in the baptism registers over the past 300 years. In the early 19th century, their ranks included landowners and professional men, members of the rural gentry. They … 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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Campden Ashes: A History Through Auctions

by cotswoldhistory Posted on February 15, 2010

TweetIn 1824, a local landowner, who owned Campden Ashes, Upton Wold, and Spring Hill farms, between Broadway and Bourton-on-the-Hill, decided to sell off his farming stock – or, as the local paper put it, his “farming stock, implements, corn, hay, … Continue reading →

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