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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

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Audio memories

Electricity Arrives!

Evacuees

The Manor – by Sheila Terry

Manor farm

Charney in the 60’s – by Barbara Douglas

Memories of Michael Cox

Victor Alfred Hodgkins Memories 1919 to 1939

1982 Bread delivery in the snow

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