End of 2023 update
Quite a lot has happened since I decided to start the study in October. The basic structure of the site
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St Mary Bourne One-Place Study
The history of a Hampshire parish
Month: December 2023
Tithe Plot 46 – Village Shop
Figure 1 below shows the area highlighted in turquoise as the location of the village shop which was owned in
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1841 Census (Bourne Tything)
In 1841 the Bourne tything area within the St. Mary Bourne parish included the areas known as Bourne (the village
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1841 Census (Binley tything)
In 1841 the Binley tything area within the St. Mary Bourne parish included the areas known as Gangbridge & Wadwick.
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The Mummers, or Christmas Boys
With this post we hear from Dr. Joseph Stevens again on the traditions at Christmas in St Mary Bourne. When
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1841 Census Statistics
For this census the statistics have been divided by the tythings of: When it comes to the people within the
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The early Census statistics
All the statistics used have come from the Histpop – The Online Historical Population Reports Website
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