Hampshire Archives visit 31st Oct 2023
As today’s visit was all about St Mary Bourne and the Swing Riots I thought it would be worth doing
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The history of a Hampshire parish
Month: October 2023
Glossary of Provincial Words used in North Hampshire – (D-F)
Darn, a threat, “darn”, “dash”, and “drat”, I have heard used as a kind of threat.Dawnt, to frighten, “dawnt or
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Glossary of Provincial Words used in North Hampshire – (A – C)
Ackard, awkward, “trimming ackard”.Aish, stubble “oat-ash”.Aneust, “nearst”, nearly, Berks. Bitle, a wedge-driverBout, a pause in wrestling.Brashy, applied to rough, pebbly
Read moreGlossary of Provincial Words used in North Hampshire – the introduction
Back in 1888 the village doctor Joseph Stevens published his book “Parochial History of St. Mary Bourne Hants with an
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On this day … 19 October 1839
The Hampshire Advertiser reported on the recent Quarter Sessions that took place on 15th October 1839 in Winchester. From the
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