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The History of Charney Bassett
an island village
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Early History
Recent Archaeological Investigations
Village Green and Mill Cottage
Manor Tennis Court
Wick Cottage – archaeological dig
Geophys surveys of Manor Farm Field and grounds of Charney Manor
3D Laser Scans of Charney Manor and St Peter’s Church
Archaeological Survey and Dig NE of Charney Village
Cherbury Camp
Lumps and Bumps
The Pusey Horn
The Hundred of Ganfield
Domesday Book (1086)
Finds in gardens, fields & rivers
Finds from inside buildings
Recent History
Memories
Audio Memories
Memories of Michael Cox
Peter Davies
Memories of the early 1960s by Barbara Douglas
Electricity Arrives!
Evacuees
Stan and Edwina Hodgkins (LHS)
Victor Alfred Hodgkins: Memories 1919 to 1939
Manor Farm
The Manor by Sheila Terrry
Snow 1982 – the bread delivery!
Family Histories
List of Beesleys
Beesley – Charles, John, James
Beesley – William , Son of Charney
Belchers
Browning Family and Billings Family Connections
Bungay – George & Lillie, Minmere Barn and Bedlam Farm
Dewe / Dwe
Dunch
Fettiplace
Hammond – Edward and Anne
Yate
Charney Life
Allotments
Archery Club
Aunt Sally
Boy Scouts
Charney Amateur Dramatics Society
Charney Club
Cricket Club
Feasts & Fetes and Other Occasions
Football
May Day
Mummers
Mummers 1860
Mummers Play Re-enactment and Explanation
The Slate Club
Tennis Club
The Vale Islanders
Vehicles
Village College
Wassailing
Women’s Institute
Youth Club
Reunion 2017
World Wars
Growth of Charney
Maps through time
Larger Maps
Roads, Paths and Houses
House Occupancy
Trades
Charney for Sale
Smallholdings
Minutes of Smallholders’ Meetings – Selected Extracts
River Ock
Covid-19 Pandemic
Buildings and Structures
Listed Buildings and Monuments
Village Cross
Charney Manor
Churches
St Peter’s Church
Description and events
Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials 1617 – 1974
The Graveyard and Burials
Inscriptions on Monuments
Restoration
Visit of the Anglican Consultative Committee 1980
Historic Churches Preservation Trust 1985
Ritual Protection Scratch markings – graffiti
Chapel in Charney Manor
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Nazarenes
Inns
The Chequers Inn
The Horn Inn
Village Hall and Field
The Charney (Bouverie Pusey) School
The School
Charney Bassett and Lyford Educational Trust
The Mill
The Forge, Blacksmith and Smithy
Shops and Post Office
Reading Room & Evening School
Garages
Bus Shelter
Sheep Wash
Photos
Then and Now
Photo Gallery
Aerial Photos
Contact
Resources
Books and Documents
Longworth Parish Magazine Selected Extracts
Glossary
Newspaper Clippings etc
Receipts
Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials 1617 – 1974
Register of Electors
Presentations
Quizzes
North Wilts Herald – Saturday 25 March 1882 Choir
Technical Details
Taken: 17th November 2020
